Dadawa a.k.a. Zhu Zheqin ( 朱哲琴) (born 15 July 1968) is a Chinese musician, sound artist and independent producer. She has also served as a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador. Dadawa established SOUND LAB at Shanghai’s Tongji University, Institute of Architecture and Design, where she is an adjunct professor. Over the past 20 years, with music as her point of departure, Dadawa is noted for her crossover artistic exploration. She was the first Chinese musician to release her music globally, beginning with “Sister Drum”, distributed by Warner Bros in 1995. As an avant garde pioneer of contemporary Chinese music, her works have entered the fields of sound as well as design, and visual, public, community and performance art. In recent years, Dadawa has sought to bring together traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design. KANJIAN, a brand she established in 2012, combines contemporary design with traditional Chinese artisanal craftsmanship. KANJIAN creations are distinguished by their references to Chinese history, philosophy and aesthetics.

Dadawa‘s representative music and sound art works

* '' Yellow Children'' (1992) * ''

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'' 1995 * '' Voices from the sky'' 1997 * '' Seven Days'' 2006 * ''

Moonrise Moonrise and moonset are times when the upper limb of the Moon appears above the horizon and disappears below it, respectively. The exact times depend on the lunar phase and declination, as well as the observer's location. As viewed from outside ...

'' 2010 * ''

Sense of Hearing A sense is a biological system used by an organism for sensation, the process of gathering information about the world through the detection of stimuli. (For example, in the human body, the brain which is part of the central nervous system rec ...

'' 2014 * ''

Fuchun Mountain Soundscape The Qiantang River, formerly known as the Hangchow River and alternatively romanised as the Tsientang River, is a river in East China. An important commercial artery, it runs for through Zhejiang, passing through the provincial capital Hangz ...

'' 2016 * ''

Sound Script after Book from the Sky In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the ...

'' 2018 for Xu Bing UCCA Solo exhibition * ''

Bell Shelter”for Setouchi Triennial A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an inter ...

'' Japan 2019

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Setouchi Triennial 2019Moonrise – Dadawa and Ethnic Music Masters'Chinese World Music' Act Dadawa Drums Up Acclaim
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dadawa Living people Chinese women singers Sire Records artists Chinese pop singers Musicians from Guangzhou Singers from Guangdong 1968 births