Zhou Xuan is truly the jewel of Shidaiqu, a singer and movie star of singular talent, who has been compared to Edit Piaf and Billie Holiday, both for her expressive singing and for tragic personal life.
For a bio I would refer you to Wiki and to an article in The Chinese Mirror. They give contradicting versions of the origin of her stage name, though. There is also a japanese fan page.
If anyone has access to the 5CD Zhou Xuan box (this one), please share!!!
Pathé 100: The Series Vol.13
130mb
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1. Picking Betel Nuts
2. Missing My Husband
3. A Lover's Knot
4. Sweet Love
5. Women
6. The Flowers Bloom, I Await My Love
7. Four Seasons of Heartache pt 1
8. Four Seasons of Heartache pt 2
9. Silver Flowers Flying
10. Blossoming Lotus
11. Many Things I Hate
12. Autumn Wind
13. Little Stream
14. When Will We Meet Again
15. Butterflies
16. South Wind Blowing
17. The Flavor of Yearning
18. Let Me Look at You
19. The Peach Flowers of Longhua
20. Seeing My Brother Off
21. Tell Me
Here's another one via AvaxHome:
Shanghai's "Golden Throat" Zhou Xuan (1918-1957) - Sound Treasure Collected
Rapidshare pt.1 and pt.2
01. 天涯歌女 (A wandering songstress)
02. 四季歌 (A song of four seasons)
03. 襟上一朵花 (A flower on my chest)
04. 五月的风 (Wind in May)
05. 采槟榔 (Gather bethel nuts)
06. 银花飞 (Silver flowers are flying)
07. 拷红 (Interrogating Red Maid)
08. 卖杂货 (Selling sundry goods)
09. 龙华的桃花 (Peach blossoms in LongHua)
10. 花样的年华 (One's young life like a flower)
11. 想郎 (Longing for her lover)
12. 难民歌 (Refugees' song)
13. 永远的微笑 (Smile forever)
14. 黄叶舞秋风 (Yellow leaves danced in autumn wind)
15. 葬花 (Bury fallen flowers)
16. 月圆花好 (Full moon and blooming flowers)
17. 莫负青春 (Don't fail youth)
18. 夜上海 (Shanghai's night)
P.S. Thanks to everyone who comments, I do appreciate additional info, translations etc.
The Wikipedia article uses the same character as on the album covers, while Chinese Mirror article uses a different one, so the former would be right.
ReplyDeleteThanks! The Wiki version sounded more believable, too.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! You blog is fantastic good! Zhou Xuan one of my favorite singer! Bai Wong and she are best of the best!
ReplyDeleteThanks alot!
ReplyDeleteI was mesmerized by her voice and the style of oldies she sang...I bought an album..but it's the new / modern style? Not the same 夜上海 i liked..
I hope yours is~~~
Rapidshare doesn't work for me ...lucky thing Mediafire works well for me~~~ yay!
Pathé 100: The Series Vol.13 deleted : ( please reupload
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ReplyDeleteThank you for all the great work you have been doing. I discovered a lot here. Would it be possible to re-link the two Sound Treasure albums of Zhou Xuan ? Many thanks anyway !
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