Alive () is the second album by Chinese folk singer
Sa Dingding
Sa Dingding (, born Zhou Peng () on 27 December 1979) is a Chinese folk singer and songwriter. She is of mixed Han Chinese and Mongol ancestry, and sings in languages including Mandarin Chinese, English, Standard Tibetan, as well as an imaginary ...
, released in
2007.
On ''Alive'', Sa Dingding sings in
Mandarin Chinese
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,
Sanskrit
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,
Standard Tibetan, the nearly extinct
Laghu language
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and an imaginary
self-created language to evoke the emotions in her songs.
''BBC - Awards for World Music 2008 - Asia/Pacific''
broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Four television.
Track listing
DVD Track listing
Available on the Hong Kong release only.
# "Mama Tian Na (Chinese version)" MV
# "Mama Tian Na (Mantra)" MV
# "Alive (Chinese Version)" MV
# "Alive (Vajrasattva Mantra)" MV
# "Alive" Making Of MV
# "Alive (Dispop Remix)" udio
Track listing (Japanese release)
Album credits
* "Mama Tian Na (Tibet Version)"
** Lyrics: Qi Qing Shang Shi
** Composer: Sa Dingding, Huang Yi
** Arranger: Huang Yi, Sa Dingding
* "Alive (Mantra)"
** Lyrics: Jin Gang Sa Duo Bai Zi Ming Zhou
** Composer: Sa Dingding, Huang Yi
** Arranger: Huang Yi, Sa Dingding
** Guzheng: Name Unknown
** Bass: Wang Xiaodong
** Guitars: Yang Jianfeng
** Background vocals: Huang Yi
* "Holy Incense (Tibet Version)"
** Lyrics: He Xuntian
He Xuntian (; born in 1952 in Suining, Sichuan) is a composer and professor of music composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
Biography
In 1982, he graduated from the Composition Department of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music.
In 1 ...
** Composer: He Xuntian
** Arranger: He Xuntian
** Production assistant: Ge Yi Qian
** Bamboo flute: Tang Jun Qiao
** Percussion: Su Ma
** Male vocal: Huo Yonggang
** Chorus: Zatu Vocal Ensemble
* "Oldster by Xilin River (Self-created Language)"
** Lyrics: Sa Ding DIng
** Composer: Zhang Hongguang
** Arranger: Ma Li
** Horse-head fiddle: Si Ri Gu Leng
* "Tuo Luo Ni (Sanskrit)"
** Lyrics: Bao Qie Yin Tuo Luo Ni
** Composer: Sa Dingding
** Arranger: Huang Yi, Sa Dingding
* "Lagu Lagu (Self-created Language)"
** Lyrics: Sa Dingding
** Composer: Zhang Hongguang
** Arranger: Ma Li, Peng Bo
* "Flickering With Blossoms (Chinese version)"
** Lyrics: Xiang Die
** Composer: Sa Dingding
** Arranger: Ma Li
* "Holy Incense (Chinese version)"
** Lyrics: He Xuntian
** Composer: He Xuntian
** Arranger: He Xuntian
** Production assistant: Ge Yi Qian
** Bamboo flute: Tang Jun Qiao
** Percussion: Su Ma
** Chorus: Zatu Vocal Ensemble
* "Alive (Chinese version)"
** Lyrics: Gao Xiao Song
** Composer: Sa Dingding, Huang Yi
** Arranger: Huang Yi, Sa Dingding
** Bass: Wang Xiaodong
** Guitars: Yang Jianfeng
* "Qin Shang (Chinese version)"
** Lyrics: Sa Dingding
** Composer: Sa Dingding
** Arranger: Peng Bo
** Keyboard: Peng Bo
References
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2007 albums
Sa Dingding albums