"Great, another clichéd Western interpretation of the Chinese music tradition!" I think to myself as I draw the record for this week's review: Vangelis' 1979 album China. "Now I'll have to sit through 40 minutes of pentatonic scales, gongs, bamboo flutes and strings." And yes, that is part of what China offers. But there is… Continue reading A cosmopolitan endeavour ahead of its time – Vangelis’ journey to “China”
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