:Wind Music (record label)
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{{Infobox record label
| name = Wind Music
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| founded = {{start date|1988}}
| founder = Ken Yang
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| genre = Taiwanese music, Chinese music
| country =Taiwan
| location = New Taipei City
| url = {{URL|www.windmusic.com.tw/en}}
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Wind Music ({{zh|c=風潮音樂|p=Fēngcháo Yīnyuè}}), formerly Wind Records is an independent record label based in New Taipei City, Taiwan specializing in traditional Taiwanese and Chinese music. The company has recorded a number of collections of documentary recordings, notably of the music of the minority peoples of Taiwan and China.[http://www.windmusic.com.tw/en/about01_wm.asp About Us] at Wind Music official website
The company was founded in 1988 by flautist Ken Yang ({{zh|c=楊錦聰|p=Yáng Jǐncōng}}). Wind Music artists include musicians from both China and Taiwan, as well other countries. Wind Music's output is classified into six categories: traditional Chinese instrumental music, Chinese health music, ethnic music, Chinese religious music including Buddhist music, Chinese new-age music/Chinese ambient music, and Wind's popular collections.
Wind has recorded projects by artists such as Matthew Lien and founder Ken Yang himself.
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External links
- [https://www.windmusiclabel.com Wind Music] official website {{in lang|en}}
- [http://www.windmusic.com.tw/shop/stores_app/store.asp Wind Music] official website {{in lang|zh}}
- [http://asia-writer.com/asp/english_files/02Taiwan_Formua_Wind_Records.doc "Wind Records is Taiwan’s most successful alternative music label."] By Cheryl Robbins. Taiwan Formula. March 2003.
- [http://www.taiwanfun.com/music/0202/0202Traveler.htm "An Exclusive Interview with Wind Records General Manager Ken Yang"] with Rachel Chiou, translated by Cheryl Robbins.
- [http://www.sino.gov.tw/en/show_issue.php?id=1999118811102E.TXT&cur_page=1&distype=text&table=2&h1=Art%20and%20Culture&h2=Music&search=&height=&type=&scope=&order=&keyword=&lstPage=&num=&year=1999&month=11 "Matthew Lien - An Arctic Musician Strikes a Warm Chord with Taiwan."] Sinorama. November 1999. p. 102.
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Category:1988 establishments in Taiwan
Category:Taiwanese record labels
Category:World music record labels
Category:New-age music record labels
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