Listen to Wu Fei’s Music

Below you will find a collection of songs and song samples of Wu Fei’s music. If you’d prefer to listen to them all while you browse, click here.

1. Cloud of Birds

composed/guzheng: Wu Fei
violin: Carla Kihlstedt
track from album 《A Distant Youth》2007, Forrest Hills Records

2. Yu Zhou Chang Wan 《渔舟唱晚》

traditional guzheng music from Shandong province
track from album 《A Distant Youth》2007, Forrest Hills Records

3. Lou Lan 《楼兰》(excerpt)

composed by Wu Fei
performed by Melody of China Ensemble
written for Dizi, Erhu, Yangqin, Uyghur hand drum
track from album 《Yuan 缘》2008, Tzadik Records

4. Summer Palace 《颐和园》

composed/guzheng/voice: Wu Fei
violin: Carla Kihlstedt
track from album《A Distant Youth》2007, Forrest Hills Records

5. Break Away

(improv)
guzheng: Wu Fei
guitar: Fred Frith
track from album 《A Distant Youth》2007, Forrest Hills Records

6. Ping Tan

composed/voice: Wu Fei
violin: Carla Kihlstedt
track from album 《A Distant Youth》2007, Forrest Hills Records

7. She Huo 《社火》(excerpt)

composed by Wu Fei
performed by Percussions Claviers de Lyon (France)
Pipa: Pan Eqing,
guzheng/voice: Wu Fei
track from album 《Yuan 缘》2008, Tzadik Records

8. Three Kingdoms

(improv)
guzheng: Wu Fei
violin: Carla Kihlstedt
guitar: Fred Frith
track from album 《A Distant Youth》2007, Forrest Hills Records

9. Wu Yin 《无音》

(improv)
guzheng: Wu Fei
guitar: Fred Frith
track from album 《A Distant Youth》2007, Forrest Hills Records

10. DALLA CAVERNA ALLA MONTAGNA – Lan Hua Hua

written and arranged for the “Incontri” laboratory of the festival Suoni dell’Altro Mondo (www.suoni.org), recorded live in Villa Penicina, Romagnese (PV), inspired by two melodies of the chinese and italian tradition, this song has been realized with the precious contribute of the following artists:

Wu Fei_voice
Patrizia Laquidara_voice [Italy]
Guo Yue_flute [China]
Fulvio Maras_percussion [Italy]
Beppe Gambetta_guitar [Italy]
Guido Ponzini_stick [Italy]
Giovanni Sarani_piano [Italy]
Marco Forni_sound designer [Italy]

11. Solo guzheng/voice improvisation

live recording in 2007 on Radio Popalare, Milano, Italy.