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Evolution Theory (Candy Lo Album)
''Evolution Theory'' (天演論) is Hong Kong singer Candy Lo's 9th studio album and her last with Sony Music. Lo co-produced the album with long-time collaborator Kubert Leung. Track listing #露西 (3,180,000 B.C.) ''Lou6 Sai1'' (Lucy) – 3:32 #天外飛仙 ''Tin1 Ngoi6 Fei1 Sin1'' (Fairy From Wonderland) – 3:51 #阿修羅樹海 ''A3 Sau1 Lo4 Syu6 Hoi2'' (Asura Sea Of Trees) – 04:24 #隔岸觀音 ''Gaak3 Ngon6 Gun1 Yam1'' (Guan Yin from Across the Shore) – 3:53 – #一念天堂 ''Yat1 Nim6 Tin1 Tong4'' (Momentary Thinking Of Heaven) – 3:38 #步天歌 ''Bou6 Tin1 Go1'' (Song Of Pacing The Heavens) – 3:54 #女書 ''Neui5 Syu1'' ( Women's Script) – 3:49 #笛卡兒的長生殿 ''Dek6 Ka2 Yi4 Dik1 Cheung4 Saang1 Din6'' (Cartesian Immortal Palace) – 3:15 #送魂經 ''Sung3 Wan4 Ging1'' (Sutra For Seeing Souls Off) – 3:25 #敵托邦的拾荒姑娘 ''Dik6 Tok3 Bong1 Dik1 Sap6 Fong1 Gu1 Neung4'' (Junk Girl Of Dystopia) – 3:10 #阿修羅樹海 (國) ''Ā Xiū Luó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Lo
Candy Lo is a Canto- rock singer-songwriter and film actress from Hong Kong. Formerly the lead vocalist of the band Black and Blue, Lo launched her solo career in 1998 and is best known for the singles, "Trash" () and "Please Break Up" (). Career 1995-1996: Black & Blue Prior to going solo, Lo was the lead vocalist in the Hong Kong indie rock band Black & Blue. The band released two albums: ''Hope in Just One Day'' (1995) containing songs mostly sung in English; and ''Black & Blue'' (1996) sung completely in Cantonese, a decision made with their record label to make themselves more understandable to fans. Lo wrote all the lyrics on both albums. 1998-2005: Solo Career with Sony Music In 1998, Lo signed with Sony Music Hong Kong to launch a career as a solo artist. Her first release under Sony was the EP ''Don't Have to be...Too Perfect'' () which contained the breakthrough radio-hit "Trash" (), considered one of her signature songs. Although "Trash" was a fairly mainstream ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantopop
Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") or HK-pop (short for "Hong Kong pop music") is a genre of pop music written in standard Chinese and sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production and consumption. The genre began in the 1970s and became associated with Hong Kong popular music from the middle of the decade. Cantopop then reached its height of popularity in the 1980s and 1990s before slowly declining in the 2000s and experiencing a slight revival in the 2010s. The term "Cantopop" itself was coined in 1978 after "Cantorock", a term first used in 1974. In the eighties Cantopop has reached its highest glory with fanbase and concerts from allover the world, especially from Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan. This is even more obvious with the influx of songs from Hong Kong movies during the time. Besides Western pop music, Cantopop is also influenced by other international genres, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Rock
Chinese rock (; also , lit. "Chinese rock and roll music") is a wide variety of rock and roll music made by rock bands and solo artists from Mainland China (other regions such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau are considered separate scenes). Typically, Chinese rock is a fusion of forms integrating Western popular music and traditional Chinese music. History The Northwest Wind (1980s–1989) Rock music did not take hold in Mainland China until the end of the Cultural Revolution and the onset of the Reform and Opening. The Peking All-Stars were a rock band formed in Beijing in 1979, by foreigners then resident in the Chinese capital. While the first rock band in China, they were not Chinese. Chinese rock had its origins in Northwest Wind style of music, which emerged as a main genre in Mainland China. The new style was triggered by two new songs, "Xintianyou" () and " Nothing To My Name" (), both of which drew heavily on the folk song traditions of northern Shaanxi. They combined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4 Seasons In One Day
''4 Seasons in One Day'' is Candy Lo's 2nd compilation album. It was released on 8 July 2004. Candy divided the album into 4 parts, each representing a season. Each season contains songs that fit the 'theme' of the season (for example, summer - upbeat and lively). This compilation contains 34 songs of which 3 are new. Track listing CD 1 Spring # "美麗在唱歌" ''Mei5 Lai6 Joi6 Cheung3 Go1'' (Singing Is Beautiful) # "算數" ''Syun3 Sou3'' (Forget About It) # "一年五季" ''Yat1 Nin4 Ng5 Gwai3'' (5 Seasons In A Year) # "很想當媽媽" ''Han2 Seung2 Dong1 Ma1 Ma1'' (Longing To Become A Mother) # "同居角落" ''Tung4 Geui1 Gok3 Lok6'' (Housemate Corner) # "綠化作用" ''Luk6 Fa3 Jok3 Yung6'' (The Transforming Effect Of Green) # "吉祥物" ''Gat1 Yeung4 Mat6'' (Mascotte) – 3:35 # "守望天使" ''Sau2 Mong6 Tin1 Si3'' (Angel Keeps Watch) Steve Wong (黃家強) featuring Candy Lo Summer # "夠膽戀愛" ''Gau3 Daam2 Lyun5 Oi3'' (Courage To Love) # "音樂人民" ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Process (Candy Lo Album)
''Process'' is Hong Kong singer Candy Lo Candy Lo is a Canto- rock singer-songwriter and film actress from Hong Kong. Formerly the lead vocalist of the band Black and Blue, Lo launched her solo career in 1998 and is best known for the singles, "Trash" () and "Please Break Up" (). Ca ...'s 10th studio album. Track listing #空白 ''Hung1 Baak6'' (Blank Space) - 3:47 #圍牆 ''Wai4 Cheung4'' (The Wall)- 4:51 #默音 ''Mak6 Yam1'' (Silent Sound) - 03:11 #愛到不能 ''Oi3 Dou3 Bat1 Nang4'' (Love to the Limit) - 3:59 #千歲 ''Chin1 Seui3'' (1,000 Years Old) - 3:18 #沉默不是金 ''Chén Mò Bù Shì Jīn'' (Silence Isn't Golden) - 3:13 #走慢點 ''Zǒu Màn Diǎn'' (Run Slowly) - 5:23 Candy Lo albums {{HongKong-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout of the remaining 50% held by Bertelsmann. BMG was instead rebuilt as BMG Rights Management on the basis of 200 remaining artists. History Sony BMG Music Entertainment began as the result of a merger between Sony Music (part of Sony) and Bertelsmann Music Group (part of Bertelsmann) completed on August 6, 2004. It was one of the Big Four music companies and includes ownership and distribution of recording labels such as Arista Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, J Records, Mchenry Records, Jive Records, RCA Victor Records, RCA Records, Legacy Recordings, Sonic Wave America and others. The merger affected all Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group companies worldwide except for Japan, where it was felt that it would reduce competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kubert Leung
Kubert Leung 梁翹柏 is a musician and Cantopop songwriter in Hong Kong. In the 1980s he set up two Cantopop bands, Life Exhibition and Ukiyo-e 「浮世繪」. Later, Kubert Leung became a songwriter for singer Candy Lo. He has also written songs for Eason Chan, Faye Wong, Hacken Lee, Miriam Yeung, Anthony Wong and Bibi Zhou, among others. Recently, Kubert Leung became the band leader in TVB music programme Jade Solid Gold. He has also been the musical director of many Chinese singing competitions, most notably as the executive music director of I Am A Singer ''I Am a Singer'' () is a popular South Korean singing competition program; a part of MBC's '' Sunday Night'' lineup. Seven talented, veteran Korean singers perform for a selected audience, which votes to eliminate one singer after each week's .... References External links Kubert Leung's official website: http://www.kubertleung.com/ Living people Hong Kong songwriters Year of birth missing (living people) P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asura
Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a class of beings in Indian religions, Indic religions. They are described as power-seeking clans related to the more benevolent Deva (Hinduism), Devas (also known as Suras) in Hinduism. In its Buddhism, Buddhist context, the word is sometimes translated "Titan (mythology), titan", "demigod", or "antigod". According to Hindu texts, Hindu scriptures, the asuras are in constant battle with the devas. Asuras are described in Indian texts as powerful superhuman demigods with good or bad qualities. In early Vedic literature, the good Asuras are called ''Adityas'' and are led by Varuna, while the malevolent ones are called ''Danava (Hinduism), Danavas'' and are led by Vritra. In the earliest layer of Vedic texts Agni, Indra and other gods are also called Asuras, in the sense of their being "lords" of their respective domains, knowledge and abilities. In later Vedic and post-Vedic texts, the benevolent gods are call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guan Yin
Guanyin () is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. She is the East Asian representation of Avalokiteśvara ( sa, अवलोकितेश्वर) and has been adopted by other Eastern religions, including Chinese folk religion. She was first given the appellation of "Goddess of Mercy" or "Mercy Goddess" by Jesuit missionaries in China. Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means " he One WhoPerceives the Sounds of the World." On the 19th day of the sixth lunar month, Guanyin's attainment of Buddhahood is celebrated. Some Buddhists believe that when one of their adherents departs from this world, they are placed by Guanyin in the heart of a lotus, and then sent to the western pure land of Sukhāvatī. Guanyin is often referred to as the "most widely beloved Buddhist Divinity" with miraculous powers to assist all those who pray to her, as is mentioned in the ''Pumen chapter'' of ''Lotus Sutra'' and ''Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra''. Several large temples in East Asia a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
