Cui Jian: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023

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Cui Jian: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023

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For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival - Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.
Bob Boilen | January 28, 2023
Hosted by Angélique Kidjo, the series echoes globalFEST’s live flagship event in spirit but is centered in the framework of the Tiny Desk concert series. This collaboration presents exclusive video performances from nine artists filmed in their respective homelands, on the road and in exile all over the world. There will be three nights of concerts, each featuring three bands, on consecutive nights beginning Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. ET. The globalFEST team wrote the following biographical information about each performer.
Cui Jian, China
The most influential rock musician in China is Beijing-born, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and vocalist Cui Jian. The former leader of Chinese rock band Ado, Jian's solo music is continually embraced by new generations: his albums having sold more than 10 million copies in Asia. The Wall Street Journal said, "Cui Jian continues to be an inspiration for China's disenchanted youth." However, Jian's prime inspiration comes not from politics, but from personal issues. He said, "I talk about serious things in my heart and people's lives, including, of course, love. But, mostly it's about Chinese culture, the modern culture. They're not political songs. It's just the truth, the modern truth. I talk about our life in China."
SET LIST
"Fake Monk"
"Go On"
"Wild in the Snow"
MUSICIANS
Cui Jian: lead vocals, guitar
Liu Yuan: saxophone
Eddie Randriamampionona: guitar
Liu Yue: bass
Lu Chao: drums
Gao Xing: hand percussion
Wu Na: Chinese guqin
Zhou Tian: vocals
Li Yanan: vocals
CREDITS
Art Director: Cui Jian
Executive Producer: Yoyo
Executive Director: Ken Deng
Live Music Recording Engineer: Li Feng
Live Music Supervisor: Wang Zheng
Live Recordist: Zheng Xiaofei
Program: Wang Zheng
Live Monitor Sound Engineer: Xu Xuan
Audio Equipment Coordinator: Wang Chaojie
Sound Mixing/Mastering: Li Make
Musician Assistants: Yang Haitao, Gao Shuo
Videographers: Ken Deng, Li Bingwei, Xu Zhu, Li Qianpeng, Jiao Mingjie, Jin Siwei
Assistant: He Chang
Gaffer: Sun Qunliang
Assistant: Sun Xujie, Cao Yawei, Wang Xinqiao, Cao Junfei
Coordinator: Wang Zebin, Sira
Special thanks to East Shore Jazz Club
TINY DESK TEAM
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Editing: Joshua Bryant
Tiny Desk Team: Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer
GLOBALFEST TEAM
Co-Directors: Shanta Thake, Isabel Soffer, and Bill Bragin
2023 Curators: Shanta Thake, Isabel Soffer, Bill Bragin, and Meera Dugal
Event Producer: Ian Thake
Host: Angélique Kidjo
Legal Services: Tamizdat
Legal Services: Duane Morris
Video Production: Karim Tabbaa
FUNDERS:
The Mellon Foundation
The National Endowment for the Arts
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
SPECIAL THANKS:
Ken Umezaki
Fabian Alsultany
Steven Kirkpatrick
David Komar

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@ellenmeng6728 Жыл бұрын

非常激动能在NPR看到崔健的演唱…仿佛一下回到1991年在沈阳看他的“新长征路上摇滚”，整个体育馆一群热血年轻人跟着他喊每一首歌，记得大家跟着节拍跺脚从开始到结束…❤❤ well done NPR 👍👍

@geek2live Жыл бұрын

1991年那场我也去了🤝

@fei-er3zz Жыл бұрын

91年，我还是负12岁

@haihechina Жыл бұрын

where did you see him perform? My Chinese is rusty/ I thought he fled Mainland in 1989. While living in Jung Gwo da Lu from 1989-1991, everybody listened to him and felt he was the voice of the Tian An Men movement/revolution.

@hao2431 Жыл бұрын

@@haihechinashenyang, the provincial capital of liaoning province

@陈炯明258 Жыл бұрын

@@haihechina 他一直没有离开大陆中国啊

@kingsmommy Жыл бұрын

So I had to Google this gentleman and it says he’s the god father of Chinese rock. The instrumentals sound like a combination of jazz brass, bluegrass, ancient asiatic instruments and wood instruments. I really enjoyed it. It’s nice to experience a new style of music and I may not understand the language but I can hear the passion in his voice. The melody is very nice and calming. Music is truly the universal language. Thank you for sharing your gifts with love from a Black American music enthusiast!

@陈炯明258 Жыл бұрын

你可以搜索一下他的歌词，通常使用了情感和浪漫的情景来隐喻他想实现的自由，和对国家批判又热爱的感情

@ethanwong3087 Жыл бұрын

He’s such a legend in China. He’s early music was so innovative, basically the first musician who brought Rock Music to China. And the lyrics of his songs are always so critical to the country and the government, but also full of love and will of freedom. And you can turn on the English sub in KZfaq if you are interested:)

@user-xh1oy8bw8o 3 ай бұрын

😭🍀

@kristianbeuster Жыл бұрын

Marvellous. Music like that just transcends any cultural boundaries so easily, it seems, and makes you see how much the same we are at the end, all humans. Thank you!

@hunter7973 Жыл бұрын

在NPR上看到崔健的現場好驚喜，這麼多年過去，崔健的歌還是這麼帥，真爺們。第一首《假行僧》最新的演繹也太好聽

@stanwang3085 Жыл бұрын

cui jian is an absolute icon in chinese rock since a few decades now. what a treat to see him on npr. i came across cui jian on accident when i was a elementary school kid. not an age where you would expect someone to appreciate this kind of music, but i fell in love nonetheless. later dicovered he is also a favorite of my dad, i was already an adult at that time. cui jian has a very special place in my heart not only because of the fantastic music and his straight up personality, but also because he forms a bond between me and my dad that i teasure. well done npr!! you definitely made my day. not the first time though from you guys :)

@garychin5321 Жыл бұрын

This Bloke is a sell-out to his Race and Traditions....He is like those Turn-Coats like the Piano Plonking: "Lang Lang" and that Potato faced Benedict Wong. And as for that so called serious Actor. Chin Han......How much did that pay you to be so bent! Just to be a little bit more picky... Oh; teasure is spelt Treasure.....

@Zzz-John Жыл бұрын

老崔真该在youTube 开个频道，把所有的歌都录成这样的效果。功德无量！❤

@dennisquizhpi Жыл бұрын

东岸 is a beautiful music venue next to a beautiful landmark of Beijing, feeling overly nostalgic from this performance for my time spent studying abroad there

@amandawang12 Жыл бұрын

My first concert was cuijian’s “Night of an Era” on December 31, 1999. More than twenty years have gone by and he’s still a legend!

@vivianchen3516 8 күн бұрын

Amazing performance! So cool to see Cui Jian on NPR Tiny Desk!

@ellendolloff9127 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this powerful music. It really doesn't matter that I have no idea what they are saying. All I hear is voices and instruments that touch me.

@StephenJones2 Жыл бұрын

True, but if you want to know what they're saying, you can turn on English closed captions :)

@ellendolloff9127 Жыл бұрын

@@StephenJones2 thank you I didn't know

@orangesoda641 Жыл бұрын

Surprisingly delight to find Cui's gig in NPR , I grew up listening his music that opened the door for me to explore more Rock'roll band. Always joyful to listen his acoustic version too ❤,BTW Eddy is such an underestimated guitarist played his part amazingly here, He's been in Cui's band ever since the band formed , And Liu Yuan .

@victorhuey2892 Жыл бұрын

Eddie was there before, in the Beijing underground when he was a kid

@thehoodcollective2887 Жыл бұрын

I've seen Cui Jian twice in concert and met him in person once. Every time, he was wearing that same hat.

@joanbrown4970 Жыл бұрын

WOW!!!!!!!!! One of the best Tiny Desk performances I've seen in a while. Thank you NPR and Thank you globalFEST.

@althenimble Жыл бұрын

Wow! Chinese rock! So proud of seeing Chinese musicians here❤❤❤

@99leech Жыл бұрын

很高兴在这个平台看到他

@user-gy1ke9to9n Жыл бұрын

能在這個平台聽到偶像崔健大師的音樂，實在太感動了💖

@lwu8390 Жыл бұрын

好开心可以在tiny desk看到更多的文化包容，希望以后也可看到更多的亚洲艺术家！keep up the good work

@zeven9991 Жыл бұрын

For those who don't know: Cui Jian is like Bob Dylan to China.

@shenmiaoliu678 Жыл бұрын

哈哈哈，我第一时间就想发这句的，应该说 more than dylan to China

@ZhiHan 11 ай бұрын

Cui is more like Lennon and Cobain combined for my generation.

@sharp4479 11 ай бұрын

No. I like him but he is not Bob Dylan to me. If you have to pick someone else that is like Bob Dylan, I would say Ta-yu Luo (罗大佑)

@yank-blood-no-eat-get 11 ай бұрын

Who is Bob Dolan?

@user-lr9dz5bj1r 8 ай бұрын

luo dayou （罗大佑）is more like china‘s bob dylan

@szewan65 7 ай бұрын

Love Cui Jian!! What a great gig! It is amazing to see Cui Jian on stage again. We need to see him performing more. 崔健超捧！🔥

@birdfish7247 Жыл бұрын

I never know how seriously to take him when he says his songs are not about politics. Here, maybe a better translation of some of the lines of "Go On": Reality stands up / like some Erectile Tissue It sticks into your mouth / then tells you to breath ------------------- Power hangs high / protect us from weather The land of my livelihood / Fear ------------------- Only standing up / on the land of my birth The sky crushes down / testing my endurance Your body bows down / you weep for me But your heart is saying / Continue

@geek2live Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@effiebriest1278 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Love the lyrics

@陈炯明258 Жыл бұрын

看上去无关，但是实际上很有深意

@francoislaopi2596 Жыл бұрын

So nice to see you back, Cui Jian. And with 箫 flute and 琴 zither! keep on going. 你慢慢走

@nathanielbekti7709 Жыл бұрын

this is the real music of the working man.

@ethanwong3087 Жыл бұрын

Cui Jian is the godfather of rock in China, and he’s work is so innovative and full of character. He’s lyrics are always critical and until now we Chinese, still can’t listen to a few of his songs in our local music app. Because he criticised the government but no in very direct words. Those few songs still got banned until now, and it was made in the 80s. Can you believe that?

@DoctorJoanieTool Жыл бұрын

Really glad you’re doing these videos from the musician’s native homes. Adds so much magic to the music!!!

@michaelp9061 Жыл бұрын

Watched this again. Timeless classic.

@SaamanSei Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh merci! Thanks! There is not enough of Cui Jian on the web!

@user-ep3ug9ry3p Жыл бұрын

崔老师♥️

@miao2506 Жыл бұрын

so amazing

@nightlark Жыл бұрын

so incredible to see cui jian featured on a tiny desk... love these arrangements

@janexylin Жыл бұрын

It's so cool to see him on Tiny Desk! also noticed that one of the backup singers is pregnant at the time, such dedication

@lcygary Жыл бұрын

It's like crazy that when I saw "Cui Jian" appears at the video list of NPR Music. Wow..oh Wow! Love it, enjoy it much! Thanks NPR brings us all the good music!

@alsrong4816 Жыл бұрын

The first goosebumps experience in 2023! Thank you Npr and cui jian!! Living legend!

@rbnlenin Жыл бұрын

我的天啊，崔健是我最喜欢的中国歌手！

@renaissancebt Жыл бұрын

Fake Monk has always been my absolute favorite Cui Jian song - amazing to find it here on youtube tonight !!! The song has evolved musically since I first heard it in 1995. Love both versions and can't wait to hear the rest !!

@iamsheep Жыл бұрын

Have you heard Hua Chenyu’s cover?

@manguanxu3612 Жыл бұрын

@@iamsheep dude stop......

@iamsheep Жыл бұрын

@@manguanxu3612 why?

@biteof78 Жыл бұрын

@@iamsheep because its god awful💀💀

@iamsheep Жыл бұрын

@@biteof78 🤣🤣🤣

@frankpainter7571 Жыл бұрын

Great music. Love the variety.

@AW-uq1fr 3 ай бұрын

音樂世界大同人類世界大同 Thank you NPR for this global series and for having Cui Jian from PRC. Love from Hong Kong

@janekciscek288 Жыл бұрын

Großartig! 好极了！Outstanding! Bravo! 👏👏👏

@OddRemi 11 ай бұрын

great taste from the editor. Jian is amazing and one of the greatest modern singer in China

@jcwethebest Жыл бұрын

I ove this music

@dzm1991 Жыл бұрын

Cool! 《继续》，好听。

@oisinholz Жыл бұрын

I'll for sure be coming back to this someday to watch this will the subtitles on! Right now, just enjoying the music for what it is

@victorhuey2892 Жыл бұрын

the subtitles can be turned on by clicking on cc on the lower right bottom

@victorhuey2892 Жыл бұрын

Fake Monk I want to go from south to north. I want to go from white to black. I want everybody to watch me, But not know who I am. If you see me looking a little tired, Then please pour me a bowl of water. If you've fallen in love with me, Then please kiss my mouth. I have these feet and legs. I have so many mountains and rivers. I want all of this everything - but not hate or regret. If you want to love me, don't worry about regretting it, Because eventually I always leave everything behind. I never stay in one place, And never want anyone to follow me, I want to go from south to north. I want to go from white to black. I want everybody to watch me, But not know who I am. I only want to see you blossoming, But don't want to know about your suffering. I wish to attain the waters of heaven, But not your tears. I have no wish to believe in demons, And no wish to oppose anybody. Don't try to figure out who I really am, And don't try to see through my facade. La la la la la la la la… Submitted by AiHackAiHack on 2011-03-24 English translation [Fake Monk] is composed by Cui Jian in his album [ Rock and Roll on the Road of New Long March] in 1989 [1]. It is one of Chinese Rock classics that had been covered by many singers. In Buddhism, ascetics monks are usually wanderers withdrawn from the world for their practices in search of enlightenment. They have strong faith but are generally loners who are not understood by the society. The title of the song [Fake (Ascetic) Monk] suggests a loner who has not find his/her path. Cui Jian, is quite determined in spelling out his “don’t care” attitude towards phony emotions and relationships. In the original arrangement, a Chinese traditional instrument, Zither, was used in an unique way to further enhance a sense of mocking and carefreeness.

@aetommi Жыл бұрын

OMG CUI JIAN is godfather of Chinese Rock&Roll~

@Weeping-Angel 4 ай бұрын

I love Cui Jian. I just found out last year that he is actually ethnic Korean 😮

@lamiresasu4877 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, just like Victor Tsui.

@user-jj2eq6ej6v 21 күн бұрын

你如果问崔健他是不是韩国人他会说你在骂他希望你长点脑子

@Weeping-Angel 21 күн бұрын

@@user-jj2eq6ej6v 没事，我根本就没有说过他是个韩国人。

@baganatube Жыл бұрын

You gotta turn on the captions! If you followed the insane news about China in this past year, the second song will hit really hard.

@TheRealHungryJoe Жыл бұрын

Growing up in china town, being exposed to all kinds of Asian-Pacific culture, this is groovy

@user-ep3ug9ry3p Жыл бұрын

听到崔老师说艰难的2022年，鼻子一酸

@user-ep3ug9ry3p Жыл бұрын

2022年艰难的年底…

@user-ep3ug9ry3p Жыл бұрын

假行僧/继续/快让我在雪地上撒点儿野

@LApreppy.xoxo13 Жыл бұрын

Oh my my - an icon from my youth and still astounding now.

@AlienHomesick Жыл бұрын

Outstanding!

@musicislove2441 Жыл бұрын

Goddamme.....this has sooo much flavor and soul. 💜🎵🎵🎵

@kfaaang6027 Жыл бұрын

臥槽太帥了崔健去tiny desk了！

@calebcui5347 Жыл бұрын

tiny desk 什么来头?

@xuanli6574 Жыл бұрын

Such a vibe!!!

@haoz4316 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!!

@9mijiu Жыл бұрын

When get the point of the second song Go ON, you will learn what Cui Jian really wants to say.

@saschacubexyz Жыл бұрын

謝謝你的英文文本很好的音樂偉大的情緒很好的崔健謝謝你的視頻🙏 👍🆙️ What a great musician... thx for this upload and translation...my english is 99.9% better than my chinese

@startingtw Жыл бұрын

One of the greatest rock musicians of the world!!!

@haowenjason 8 ай бұрын

Okay I am exploding with excitement. How did I just know about this one? It’s Cui Jian!!!!

@fan5188 11 ай бұрын

老泪纵横❤

@eliaswendel7257 Жыл бұрын

Yes😍😍😍😍😍😍

@ninabanana5206 7 ай бұрын

崔健！！！❤

@NatalieViolin Жыл бұрын

He is No 1 star in China

@yunnypuff 4 ай бұрын

YES!

@rbsz6202 8 ай бұрын

我住中国这么多年，居然我第一次听到崔健是Tiny Desk上哦。

@user-ve6pl3rr3q 10 ай бұрын

He's the best of the best

@WeitianWang Жыл бұрын

一次次感动落泪

@robertpembroke8902 Жыл бұрын

Bob would surely know of Boiles Law vis a vis the big boiling pots of the ring of fire in recent volcanic eruptions. I'm presently learning how to play the Xun. I like the sound it makes. That band sounds quite good too!

@liangxu2234 Жыл бұрын

"Chinese Rock Father" onboards the tiny desk!👍

@dogdog1030 9 ай бұрын

我的目光集中在后面两个伴唱的女士～～～倒也不是什么别的，总觉得他们有种气质吸引着我。

@larsstougaard7097 Жыл бұрын

Cool ✨️ 😎

@zhenhangxu754 Жыл бұрын

still rebellious. still rocking.

@yukasketch Жыл бұрын

my first time hearing this but I am bewitched. wow

@yimuwood Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the show.

@thedeeprot Жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@gabriela24801 Жыл бұрын

Bonito 💓

@Eidio8888 11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

@xjhajun1 Жыл бұрын

这个频道竟然有崔健，太棒了！

@maytam6940 Жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@user-xh1oy8bw8o 3 ай бұрын

三十年前每天晚上听着他的歌入睡，宽容像一把刀子最后一枪假行僧红布抱怨彼岸

@matheusvilarcosta Жыл бұрын

Gosto das músicas dele🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

@user-um9mg6iq1m 7 ай бұрын

唱的太好了，震撼

@woon_108 7 ай бұрын

确实帅啊

@oommmmm Жыл бұрын

崔健+劉元👍👍👍

@cathywang6798 Жыл бұрын

崔健😭😭😭❤❤❤❤

@user-td3gf1ve2l Жыл бұрын

ナイス

@DaboooogA Жыл бұрын

These guys can really swing!

@Glint_9 Жыл бұрын

健哥真帅呀❤

@photographacataday Жыл бұрын

初心到底，我怀疑，初心到底，没有目的！就凭这两句，老崔就该入选诺贝尔文学奖！

@Simonthepenguine Жыл бұрын

艺术家们还是有责任感的，他们要为华人在世界面前呼喊，让世界看到华人还是这文明世界不能缺少的重要组成部分。

@user-fd7rd7ug1c 6 ай бұрын

崔健！

@user-hu3ou4cd4k 11 ай бұрын

我爱崔健，我听爽了

@chenhaodong4157 9 ай бұрын

I like this video so much. If you dont mind, i would like to ask your permission to share this video to the other website in China for the embarrassing reason that KZfaq is blocked from accessing in China. Of course i will give sources of the original website. Thank you very much>.

@ineverlickyoghurtlid3903 10 ай бұрын

老崔真牛逼啊！雪地上这个新的编曲少了点躁，多了点韵味。在结冰的后海演太有味道了。

@bluesdjben Жыл бұрын

This was so cool to see.

@thehoodcollective2887 Жыл бұрын

Who is Cui Jian? He is the Bob Dylan of China, the father of Chinese rock and roll.

@suwwertime9226 Жыл бұрын

老崔好样的！

@leonchen844 Жыл бұрын

老崔牛逼 king of chinese rock n roll

@philpembroke5373 Жыл бұрын

Greetings, Eddie!

@artandjennifer1 Жыл бұрын

It’s as if Cui Jian met Bruce Springsteen and Sun House on the Silk Road and jammed. All great, especially the lady playing the Chinese steel pedal…or whatever

@francoislaopi2596 Жыл бұрын

the lady is playing the venerable 古琴 qin zither: a wooden box, seven strings, no frets.