Zhinanzhen (指南针乐队 The Compass) are a Chinese rock band formed in
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
in 1990, coming to Beijing in 1991.
The band's original lineup was singer
Luo Qi, with guitarist Zhou Di, Keyboardist Guo Liang, drummer Zheng Chaozhen, and saxophonist Yuan Ding. Luo Qi parted ways with the band, going solo then leaving China for Germany for six years.
[World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and . Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo - 2000 -Volume 2 - Page 53 "Fancy praising Maoist communist ideals ("The East is Red", ther), Lingdian (Zero Point), Zhinanzhen (Compass), and solo "]
For the album ''Wufa taotuo'' the six-man line up was singer Liu Zhēngróng, bass Yue Haokun, and the four original members: guitarist Zhou Di, Keyboardist Guo Liang, drummer Zheng Chaozhen, and saxophonist Yuan Ding.
Albums
* 1993 选择坚强 with Luo Qi
* 1997 (无法逃脱)
References
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Chinese rock music groups