Mandopop
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Mandopop or mandapop refers to popular music sung in Standard Mandarin, primarily songs from Mainland China and Taiwan. The genre originated from the jazz-influenced popular music of 1930s Shanghai kn
Zhou Xuan, the most notable singing star of the early Shanghai period.
C-pop
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C-pop is an abbreviation for Chinese popular music, a loosely defined musical genre by artists originating from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. This also includes countries where Chinese
Mandopop
…lyrics to suit the different rhyme and tonal patterns of Mandarin. Mandopop is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese language music within C-pop. Popular music sung in Mandarin was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. It originated in Shanghai…
Li Jinhui, known as the father of Chinese pop
Buck Clayton, the American who helped bring Jazz influence to Shanghai.