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)
* ''Sister Drum
Sister Drum (阿姐鼓) is the second studio album by Chinese singer Dadawa(music by He Xuntian
He Xuntian (; born in 1952 in Suining, Sichuan) is a composer and professor of music composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
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'' 1995
* '' Voices from the sky'' 1997
* '' Seven Days'' 2006
* ''Moonrise
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'' 2010
* ''Sense of Hearing
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'' 2014
* '' Fuchun Mountain Soundscape'' 2016
* '' Sound Script after Book from the Sky'' 2018 for Xu Bing UCCA Solo exhibition
* '' Bell Shelter”for Setouchi Triennial'' Japan 2019
References
Sources
Setouchi Triennial 2019Moonrise – Dadawa and Ethnic Music Masters'Chinese World Music' Act Dadawa Drums Up Acclaim
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Living people
Chinese women singers
Sire Records artists
Chinese pop singers
Musicians from Guangzhou
Singers from Guangdong
1968 births