Gang-a-tsui

{{short description|Taiwanese nanguan music ensemble}}

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Gang-a-tsui ({{zh|c=江之翠}}, from toponym {{zh|c=港仔嘴|poj=Káng-á-chhùi}}) is a nanguan music ensemble from Taiwan. It was formed in 1993 by Chou Yih-chang (周逸昌), and in 1997 it received a commission by the National Center for Traditional Arts in Taiwan as part of the Nanguan Opera Transmission Project. The ensemble has toured Japan, Korea, Indonesia, France, Poland and Mexico, and toured the US in 2003.[http://www.roc-taiwan.org/us/ct.asp?xItem=26715&ctNode=2300&mp=12 Press Release] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718010246/http://www.roc-taiwan.org/us/ct.asp?xItem=26715&ctNode=2300&mp=12 |date=2011-07-18 }}. Accessed May 17, 2007. They also toured the US in 2007.

References

Further reading

  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=QzX8THIgRjUC&dq=%22gang-a-tsui%22&pg=PA236 World Music:The Rough Guide, 2nd ed.]

Category:Chinese musical instrument ensembles

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