Guo Yue (musician)

Guo Yue
simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 郭躍; pinyin: Guō Yuè
Guo Yue and Mim Sulieman
Background information
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Beijing
GenresChinese traditional, contemporary, film
Instrument(s)dizi, bawu
Years activec1980–present
LabelsReal World

Guo Yue (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 郭躍; pinyin: Guō Yuè; born 1958) is a virtuoso of the dizi (Chinese bamboo flute) and bawu (Chinese free reed pipe).[1] He was born in Beijing, China during the period of the Cultural Revolution. He plays a wide range of the bamboo flute and currently lives in London. He has recorded for Peter Gabriel's Real World label. He is also dedicated to cooking, and has found ways of combining cookery with flute playing at some of his concerts.[2]

  1. ^ "Guo Yue - Artist Page". worldmusiccentral.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Beijing on a plate". TheGuardian.com. 28 January 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-09-21.