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Liu Sola (surname Liu; 刘索拉 in Chinese) is a Chinese composer, author, and vocalist. A composer is a person who writes music. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ...


She has worked with James Blood Ulmer, Jerome Bailey, Wu Man, Henry Threadgill, Umar Bin Hassan, Buckethead and Bill Laswell. James Blood Ulmer (born 2 February 1942 in St Matthews, South Carolina) is an American jazz and blues guitarist and singer. ... Wu Man (surname Wu) (b. ... Henry Threadgill (born February 15, 1941), Chicago, Illinois, is an American saxophonist, flautist and composer. ... Umar Bin Hassan (1948– ) is an African American poet born in Akron, Ohio. ... Buckethead is the stage name of Brian Carroll, an Avant-Garde musician and composer who has released a huge number of solo albums as well as collaborations with other musicians. ... Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem, Illinois and raised in Detroit, Michigan) is a prolific bassist, producer, and record label owner who has collaborated with hundreds of musicians all over the world. ...


She has been influenced by Chinese folk music, though she has also studied opera, and following her love of Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin, has toured the Mississippi Delta studying blues and playing with blues musicians. In the mid-80's she led an all-female psychedelic Pink Floyd influenced band and in 1988 formed a reggae band. Music of China appears to date back to the dawn of Chinese civilization, and documents and artifacts provide evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as the Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC). ... Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding, Jr. ... Urethra Franklin Urethra Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... The shared flood plain of the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers The Mississippi Delta is the distinct northwest section of the state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. ... Blues music redirects here. ... The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band noted for philosophical lyrics, classical rock compositions, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art, and elaborate live shows. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


In September 2001 she founded the New Folk Big Band in China.

Contents

Bibliography

Novellas

  • Ni Bie Wu Xuanze (You Have No Choice)
  • Blue Sky Green Sea

Novels

  • Chaos And All (1989)
  • Da Ji Jia De Xiao Gu Shi (2000)

Discography

  • Blues in the East (1994)
  • China Collage (1997, with Wu Man)

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Together with her older brother and sister, Liu was raised by a family in the capital city.
Liu's first full-length novel, {-Chaos And All}, written while she was briefly residing in London and published in 1989, was followed by {-Da Ji Jia De Xiao Gu Shi} in January 2000.
Liu continued to be active as a musician and composer.
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