The Smooth Voice of Emil Wakin Chau (周華健 Zhou Hua Jian) ...........

Before i start my post today, i would like to sincerely apologize to all my blog fans whose been wondering and sending Emails asking why i stop posting on my Blog. It seems with every year my life gets more and more complicated, Between traveling and taking care of the family, its been hard to keep up with posting and maintaining my blog on a regular basis, but i promise i will try keep up. With that said, today i would like to share with you guys one of my favorite oldies from back when i was growing up. The artist is Emil Wakin Chau (周華健 Zhou Hua Jian) a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese singer and actor. From 1985, he has released more than 40 records in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, becoming an important name in the music of Taiwan and appealing to music lovers around the globe. His platinum albums such as You Make Me Happy and Sad, The Flowery Heart, Music Brings Us Together, and Emil & Friends have brought him numerous awards from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. And with his burgeoning international popularity, Wakin packs concert halls wherever he goes. His concert productions have remained relatively simple by Asian standards: usually no mirrors, no smoke or explosions, no colored lights — just Wakin, his guitar, and his backup musicians. Here is one of my favorite song from this talented artist.

周華健-其實不想走 (官方完整版MV) I do not intend to leave.

Along with his singing career, Wakin has appeared in a number of films and has hosted TV and radio shows in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. Besides being a successful restaurant owner, he is also very active in international charitable causes, such as kidney disease charities in Singapore, the December 2000 all-star concert in Las Vegas, the January 2002 "Take a Deep Breath" concert in Taipei to raise money for local health-care organizations, and Beijing's 4th Grand Charity Drive for Children in 2005.

African Man Sings revolutionary Song for CCP 90th Anniversary

It always amazes me when i see black people speaking Chinese,I recently stumble upon this African guy who calls himself Brother Hao the Red song king 红歌王好弟 singing Chinese communist party revolutionary songs. He is actually very good.here are some of his videos.

Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China'' by Brother Hao



Here is Brother Hao again singing another tribute to the Chinese Communist party



And finally check him working the crowd in this video....

The Heavenly voice of (Liu Zi ling)......

If you are a lover of Traditional Chinese Music like i am, you should definitely check out the songs of the beautiful and talented Liu Zi ling. Here is one of my favorite song from her.

劉紫玲 (Liu Zi ling)-久別的人 - 白雪成名曲



MINI BIO

Liu Ziling graduated from Chaoyang Normal School of Music Education. She
Served as a host in the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, the Beijing Art Troupe readings, poetry recital, the commemoration of the Russian Culture - Russian classical music concert in 2006.

The unforgettable Jenny Tseng 甄妮 ....

Jenny Tseng is the legendary singer from Hong Kong who was Born in the former Portuguese colony of Macau to an expatriate Austrian civil engineer father and a Chinese mother. But after fame came, held Hong Kong as her home base. She is one of the first singers to have huge hits in both Mandarin and Cantonese and was considered the only diva to come anywhere near rivaling the late Teresa Teng.

Here is a video of her singing one of biggest hits and one of my favorite songs.




some of her other biggest hits includes:

鲁冰花
海上花
铁血丹心 “Iron Blood, Innocent Heart” (often sung with Roman Tam)
明日話今天
春雨彎刀
东方明珠系
再度孤獨 “Alone Again”
世间始终你好 (with Roman Tam)

Song of the Week.......

This is by far one of my favorite songs from the legendary Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng, Miss Teng's ability to connect with people when she perform was amazing, my only regret is that she did not live long enough for me to see her perform in person.

Check out this video as Teresa Teng sings her hit song (Ni zen me shuo, 你怎麼說, What Do You Have To Say ?) and interacts with people in the audience, at the queen Elizabeth stadium during her 1982 concert in Hong Kong.





Teresa Teng - Ni Zen Me Shuo - What Do You Have To Say?


Lyrics:
你怎么說 | Ni Zen Me Shuo | What do You have to Say?

＊我没忘记　你忘记我
＊Wo mei wang ji ni wang ji wo
＊I haven’t forgotten, but you’ve forgotten me.

连名子你都说错
Lian ming zi ni dou shuo chuo
You even get my name wrong

证明你一切都是在骗我
Zheng ming ni yi qie dou shi zai pian wo
Goes to show that you've been lying to me

看今天你怎麽说
Kan jin tian ni zen me shuo
Let's see what you have to say today


＃你说过两天来看我
＃Ni shuo guo liang tian lai kan wo
＃You say that you'll come look for me in a couple of days

一等就是一年多
Yi deng jiu shi yi nian duo
But I've waited for over a year

三百六十五个日子不好过
San bai liu shi wu ri zi bu hao guo
365 days is not easy to get by

你心里根本没有我
Ni xin li gen ben mei you wo
I am not in your heart at all

把我的爱情还给我
Ba wo de ai qing huan gei wo
Return my love to me

The talented Wang lee Hom 王力宏 ............

Singer/actor Wang Lee Hom 王力宏 is a four-time Golden Melody Award-winning Taiwanese American singer-songwriter and actor who has achieved highly recognized success in Taiwan, Mainland China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Thailand and the rest of Southeast Asia.
He produces, composes and arranges all his own music from writing lyrics to playing instruments.
he also produces music for other Chinese singers.

Here is one of my favorite song from the talented singer.

Amazingly, Wang Lee Hom didn't learn Chinese until he was 18 years old. He's incredibly talented (he can play the piano, violin, erhu, guitar and many other instruments extremely well.
The talented singer was born in Rochester New York on May 17 1976.

Taiwan reflection.......................

Standing with Teresa Teng in the music store.

I have gotten way too lazy to blog since i got back from Taiwan, but my vacation in Taiwan was great, not only did i spend some time with my Dad and other relatives,I also went on an allout shopping spree looking for some Hard to find Taiwanese oldies from the 70s, and 80s.I bought so many CDs and DVDs of all my favorite oldies singers from Teresa Teng 鄧麗君, to Feng Fei Fei 鳳飛飛, and many more.

Here is one of the songs i bought of Miss Teng singing one of her many Japanese Hits..
I can swear i have played this song a million time and it still sound awesome....

I stopped at this one little music shop in Taipei, and in very bad Mandarin ask for any thing they have on Yang Yang Xiao Ping 杨小萍, And the lady behind the counter started laughing, i bet she was probably thinking you are so young and a foreigner what do you know about Yang Xiao Ping?

Some of my uncles and aunts in Taiwan.......

I must however say, i was proud of myself, My Dad,uncles, and aunties were all surprise at my knowlege of Taiwanese music and singers, especially the ones they grew up listening to.

While driving to my uncles's house in Yilan Taiwan, i played one of the CDs i bought, check out my DaD and Uncles reaction in the car....

I had such a great time in Taiwan, my family were great, Taipei was awesome, I can easily picture myself visiting Taiwan every year.

Taiwan has been awesome so far......................

At the chiang kai shek Memoria

I have been in Taiwan for a couple of days now and so far its been awesome, we met uncles, aunts, cousins, and a lot of my fathers' friends from when my father used to worked in Africa. some of these people we have not seen for over twenty something years, but we were surprise that they still remember us, from when we were kids.

We have actually been staying in the city of Toucheng (頭城) Yilan county, about an hour drive from Taipei by bus, but i try to go into Taipei as much as i can, there is just so much stuff to see and do there. I spent the whole day at both the chiang kai shek Memorial and Taipei 101, and what can i say, it was fun, the shopping, the sights, its just one of those things you have to experience to know what i am talking about.

The view of Taipei from Taipei 101

With my Dad and brothers outside Taipei 101

Tomorrow we are going to the Taroko national park, i heard there is no other place like this in the world. so check back for more development as i make my way around this beautiful yam shape Island.

Hoping Taiwan will touch my heart too..................

I am off to Taiwan in two days to visit Dad, and the rest of the other extended families including aunts, and uncles who i have not seen since i was a kid, and can you believe i am still not packed yet?? I have a lot of things planned as soon as i clear immigration and leave Taoyuan international airport, I told my Dad the first thing i will probably do is visit the final resting place of one of my favorite Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng, to put flowers on her grave.next i have a long list of places i want to see mainly in the Taipei area like the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, Taipei city's Martyr's Shrine, and off course Taipei 101.

Like others before me, i am hoping Taiwan, this Tiny beautiful Island, the birthplace of my father will also touch my heart.

Favorite Chinese Actress Liu Yi Fei (刘亦菲).......

Name: Crystal Liu Yi Fei (Liu YiFei, Liu Xi Mei Zhi)
Chinese name: 刘亦菲 (劉亦菲, 刘茜美子, 劉茜美子)
Birth name: An Feng 安风
Nickname: Xixi 茜茜, Baozi 包子
Birth date: August 25, 1987
Birth place: Wuhan, China
Height: 170cm
Blood Type: B
Education: Beijing Film Academy (graduated 2006)
Languages spoken: Mandarin and English
Profession: Actress and singer

Favorite sports: Golf and tennis
Favorite actresses: Audrey Hepburn and Vivian Leigh
Favorite singers: Amuro Namie and Faye Wong.

Liu Yi Fei is fast becoming one of the most popular contemporary young artists in China. Some of her famous work includes the Condor Heroes, and and the forbidding Kingdom. This famous Beijing Film Academy graduate was born on the 25th of August , 1987 in Wuhan, China.

A Classic performance................................

Famous in the 60s and 70s and a superstar in Japan, Taiwanese singer / actress Tang Lan-Hwa will definitely be remember along with Teresa Teng as some of the greatest stars from Taiwan during that period. Most Chinese parents will recognize her name. I still have some old VHS tapes of some of her movies that my dad had when we were growing up as kids. Here she is in a scene from the movie "Jilted" The movie that made Tang Lan Hwa an overnight sensation, performing one of my absolute favorite classic Chinese songs called, I am by your side............... 我在你左右 She sang all but one song in the sound track.

Although this was not my time, but there is something about this time and the way Tang lan-Hwa sings that just makes you want to be there. The lyrics to the song is so simple and endearing, No wonder my dad loved it. A lot of memory! Teng Lan Hwa is now a devout Christian

The Heavenly voice of Tong Li 童 麗.........................

If you are really into classic Chinese folk music as i am, then you have to check out the beautiful voice of Chinese singer 童 麗 Tong Li. her voice is just heavenly, even if you don't understand the language you will be blown away by her beautiful singing.

Here are a couple of my personal favorites.......

孟姜女 by 童丽 Tong Li

船歌 by 童丽 Tong Li

童丽/王浩 - 杏花溪之恋

I absolutely love her voice! and i love how her songs, she has one of the sweetest voice i have ever heard.

Some great Oldies by Li Mao Shan 李茂山........................

Lately i have been listening to some golden oldies from veteran Taiwanese singer and really one of my favorite performers li mao shan 李茂山. If really you are a lover of sad Chinese love songs, he is the guy you want.

Here are some of my personal favorite song s from the Talented singer.......

李茂山 - Li Mao Shan - Xin Sheng Lei Hen - 心聲淚痕

李茂山 - Li Mao Shan - Yi Qu Ji Zhe Yin - 一 曲寄知音

What a truly remarkable singer, I grew up listening to beautiful music like these,and i can swear they don't make anything like these anymore. It is my hope when i get to Taiwan in December, i can find and collect more of his music.

Another beautiful song from one of my favorite Taiwanese singer.........................

Taiwanese Songstress Fong Fei Fei 鳳飛飛 also known as the Queen of hats have captures the hearts of millions with her beautiful voice as well as her unique collection of headgear.
She is one of my favorite oldies singer from Taiwan. Not only am i a big fan of the legendary singer, i am also an avid collector of her works. i particularly like her songs from the 70s and 80s, i think some of her best work were from that time.

Here again is one of my favorite song from the Legendary singer......

鳳飛飛 -　《心裡的期待》

Apart from her vast catalogue of popular hits in Mandarin and her mother tongue Holo(Taiwanese dialect), Fong also has a good command of Japanese songs and Western music.
The 56-year-old entertainer’s success and versatility stems from her readiness to embrace the past and present.
Her interest in show business started after she won a championship in a singing competition way back in 1968,she has since then released more then 81 albums, with many of them garnering her numerous awards.

The beautiful and talented Faye Wong 王菲............................

The beautiful and talented Faye Wong 王菲 have been one of my favorite Chinese singers, from the mainland.She is believed by critics and fans alike to be one of the most commercially and artistically distinguished singers in Chinese pop music history, with a following so large and devoted that media in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China often call her the goddess or Diva of Asia.
Born in Beijing, People's Republic of China, on August 8 1969 she was originally named Xia Lin adopting her mother's maiden name because the Wong family was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution (her grandfather was a Republic of China congressman when it governed the mainland). At the age of 15, several years after the turmoil ended, her name was changed to Wong Fei.

Here is Faye Wong in her 2001 concert in Japan singing one of my absolutely favorite.....

人間 - 王菲

She often credits her mother, who was a soprano singer,for her musical talent.
The talented singer also acted in several TV shows and films, most memorably in Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express, a role that garnered her international acclaim. She also won the award for "Best Actress" at the 1994 Stockholm Film Festival.

Thank you..........................................

I really do have a lot to be thankful for, a great family, a beautiful kid, living and and enjoying life to the fullest, all thanks to wonderful parents, and not to forget great siblings who i really got along with growing up..............
So to all the wonderful people who have always been there for me, and who really matters to me I dedicate this video of one of my favorite Taiwanese singer Timi Zhuo 卓依婷 singing her hit song called Thank you sincerely (真 心 真 意 谢 谢 你).

DAD

MOM

Caroline my little sister....

Eddie My Brother

And Keira My little princess

卓依婷 (Timi Zhuo) - 真 心 真 意 谢 谢 你 (Thank You Sincerely)

LYRICS.....

如果陽光裡沒有你 我不會疼愛我自己
如果歲月裡沒有你 我不會珍惜我自己
如果等待裡沒有你 我也許早已隨風而去
如果期待裡沒有你 我也許只懂得哭泣
真心真意謝謝你 是你留住我的夢
溫暖了我的心 真心真意謝謝你
是妳喚醒我的愛 是你滋潤了我的情

If you were absent from the sunlight,
I would not be able to love myself.
If you were absent from the years,
I would not be able to cherish myself.
If I waited but you never came,
Perhaps I would blow away in the wind.
If in anticipation, you never came,
Perhaps, I can only weep in acknowledgment.
Thank you sincerely!
It is you who have left me my dreams,
And all the warmth in my heart.
Thank you sincerely!
It is you who have awaken my love
And moisten my sentiment.

A beautiful song....................

I really love this song (最浪漫的事) The most romantic thing.
Here are two beautiful rendition of the song.
the first one is by 赵咏华 (Zhao Jue Hua) the original singer and the other is by 卓依婷 (Timi Zhuo).

Here is Zhao Jue Hua version..............






And her Timi's veriosn..............






Truly a classic............

Remembering Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 15 years after her Death......

Her voice has been described as the ultimate healing balm for broken hearts. Her smile was said to be warm enough to melt a glacier and her unwavering patriotism for Taiwan was unquestionable, and every year millions of fans of the legendary Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 , pause to remember May 8 the sad day when she was taken from this world.

Here is another one of my favorite song from her, this is the Japanese version of her song she call who will love me?



Miss Teng was hugely popular in Japan too, laugh and cry with her in this video as she wins three consecutive title for best singer in Japan.



Even 15 years after her untimely May 8, 1995 death, Teresa Teng, hands down remains one of the biggest sensation ever to hit the Chinese music industry in Taiwan and China, and she remains the most influential cultural figure for the global Chinese community.

Miss Teng not only enjoy huge success in Taiwan where she was born, but all over Asia. her clear and sweet voice, and her heart rending love songs , appealed to both young and old, and even today her music and beautiful voice can still be heard in Chinese communities across the world.

As we mark the 15 anniversary of her passing, let us remember what a great woman she was, let us all her loyal fans do everything to keep her memory alive, Even though she has left us, for millions of us who are her loyal fans
she will always be our idol.

How could we not love this woman who
through her many songs made us feel happy, sad, and countless other
emotions that cannot be describe. RIP Miss Teng.

Chinese actress Tang Wei to play Teresa Teng in upcoming movie......

As the 15 anniversary of the death of Legendary Taiwanese songbird Teresa Teng draws near, it is been reported that Taiwanese Director Ang Lee has been given the go ahead by the family of Teresa Teng to adapt her life story to put to the big screen, and Lee has chosen renowned mainland actress Tang Wei to play the legendary singer.

Teng's family says Tang Wei has a very similar face and temperament to Teresa Teng, and they consider Tang Wei to be the only actress who could play Teng.

Tang Wei

Tang Wei and Director Ang Lee

An asthmatic, Teng died after suffering a serious respiratory attack on may 8 1995 while on holiday in Thailand and was given a state funeral in her native Taiwan.

In the 15 years since her death, film producers from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have been trying to put Teresa Teng's story on the silver screen, but all have failed to get authorization from her family until recently.

As a huge fan of Teresa Teng myself, i could not be more happier, i cannot wait for the day this film hit cinemas around the world.

Another Beautiful Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 song..........................

One of the reason why Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 was such a huge superstar was her ability to transmit emotions in her songs no matter what language she was singing in.
Here again is one of my all time favorite song call 想把情人留 I want my lover to stay... from her album " Love Is Like A Song" (愛像一首歌) released in 1981.
This has got to be one of Teresa's best, she did an absolutely good job with this song, so much emotion, so much beauty.........

想把情人留



And if you thought this Chinese version was beautiful, check out the Japanese version of the same song by Teresa also......



I fell in love with this song the first time i heard it and it has been one of my favorite since.

The lyrics goes something like this......

門前的小河不斷地流
The little river outside my front door runs continuously.

小河水悠悠 是否你也爲情煩惱 日夜說不休
Little running river, are you also burdened by sentiments and worries, non-stop day and night also?

雖然我願爲你分些憂 卻不知誰來替我解心愁
Although I can give you some advice and i am willing to share some of your worries, I don't know who can help me resolve mine.

但願你心知我心 想把情人留
I hope you know that my heart wants my Lover to stay.

小河不管我爲何愁 依然說不休
The little river runs endlessly, regardless if i worry or not.it does not care for whom I worry.

只有我自己望夕陽 落向青山後
Leaving me alone to watch the sunset descending behind the mountain.

雖然我願爲你分些憂 卻不知誰來替我解心愁
Although I can give you some advice and i am willing to share some of your worries, I don't know who can help me resolve mine.

但願你心知我心 想把情人留
I hope you know that my heart wants my Lover to stay.

門前的小河不斷地流
The little river outside runs endlessly.

小河水悠悠 你說你也爲了情煩惱 对我說不休
Little running river, you say you are also burdened by sentiment, running non-stop day and night.

雖然我願爲你分些憂 卻不知誰來替我解心愁
Although I can give you some advice and i am willing to share some of your worries, I don't know who can help me resolve mine.

但願你心知我心 想把情人留
I hope you know that my heart wants my Lover to stay.