Chen Ming-chang 陳明章 | |||||||||||||
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Born | 1956 Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau, Taiwan | ||||||||||||
Genres | folk | ||||||||||||
Instrument(s) | guitar, Taiwanese yueqin | ||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 陳明章 | ||||||||||||
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Chen Ming-chang (陳明章) (Chinese: 陳明章; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Bêng-chiong, born July 4, 1956) is a Taiwanese folk singer, guitarist, Taiwanese yueqin player,[1] composer, and producer born in Beitou. He is known for writing scores for the Hou Hsiao-Hsien films Dust in the Wind (1985) and The Puppetmaster (1993), as well as for songs such as "She Is Our Darling" (伊是咱的寶貝, 1993) and "Wandering to Tamsui" (流浪到淡水, 1995). He is stylistically known for singing primarily in Taiwanese Hokkien, incorporating traditional styles and instruments into his music, as well as songs that represent the Taiwanese underclass.[2]
The frequent representation of the "subordinated Taiwanese" - the underclass, prostitutes, and dunkards - in the music of Chen Ming-chang...