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DOSSIER PRENSA CUI JIAN EN ESPAÑA Pdf CUI JIAN, EL PIONERO DEL ROCK CHINO MADRID (19 septiembre) / BARCELONA (23 septiembre) DOSSIER DE PRENSA 1 INDICE 1.- PRESENTACIÓN: CUI JIAN, LA GRAN ESTRELLA DEL ROCK CHINO…..……. pág. 03 1.1. NOTA DE PRENSA: CASA ASIA PRESENTA A CUI JIAN EN MADRID Y BARCELONA 1.2. CUI JIAN: BIOGRAFÍA RESUMIDA 2.- BIOGRAFÍA DE CUI JIAN, ICONO DE LA CHINA CONTEMPORÁNEA……….…pág. 06 2.1. EL COMIENZO DE SU CARRERA 2.2. CUI JIAN, MÚSICO COMPROMETIDO 2.3. EL CUI JIAN DEL NUEVO MILENIO 2.4. SU CARRERA EN IMÁGENES 2.5. DISCOGRAFÍA DE CUI JIAN 3.- CUI JIAN Y EL CINE………………………………………………………………….….. pág. 12 3.1. FILMOGRAFÍA DE CUI JIAN 4.- MÁS INFORMACIÓN…………………………………………………………..…………pág. 14 4.1. CUI JIAN Y LOS MIEMBROS SU GRUPO 4.2. LETRAS DE CUI JIAN: REPERTORIO EN MADRID Y BARCELONA 5.- LINKS DE REFERENCIA, REPORTAJES, ENTREVISTAS Y VÍDEOS…….....….. pág. 19 6.- CONTACTO DE PRENSA……………………………………………………………….. pág. 20 2 1.- PRESENTACIÓN: CUI JIAN, LA GRAN ESTRELLA DEL ROCK CHINO La China de hoy es una gran potencia en todos los campos, pero su cultura contemporánea sigue siendo muy desconocida en el mundo occidental. Cui Jian, considerado el padre del rock en China y un artista polifacético y comprometido, es una de las voces imprescindibles para conocer la nueva China. Casa Asia –un consorcio público encargado de promover el conocimiento de Asia en España—acerca este artista al público español con dos conciertos en Madrid y Barcelona, que servirán para dar a conocer a una figura clave para entender la música actual china. En sus 25 años de carrera, el guitarrista, trompetista, cantante y compositor chino ha conseguido el estatus de artista de talento transversal al implicarse en todos los procesos de la creación artística. Cui Jian llega a España después de su primera incursión en la dirección cinematográfica, con la película que este año clausura el Festival de Venecia. Comparable a figuras como Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, David Bowie o John Lennon, el músico chino ha sabido reinventarse continuamente y crear un estilo personal y auténtico fruto de las más variadas influencias musicales de occidente, sin dejar de lado sus raíces chinas. El rock chino se ha enriquecido de modo original de la mano de Cui Jian , al ser el pionero en transitar por géneros prácticamente inexplorados en la historia de la música china como son el rap, el techno, el punk, el jazz, el hip-hop y la música electrónica. En resumen, Cui Jian es el artista más polifacético y comprometido de China, una gran estrella del rock , el pionero del género en su país , un icono de la cultura china contemporánea e ídolo para varias generaciones de ciudadanos chinos. 3 1.1. NOTA DE PRENSA: CASA ASIA PRESENTA A CUI JIAN EN MADRID Y BARCELONA Cui Jian, el pionero del rock en China, actuará por primera vez en España • Casa Asia y Madrid Global presentan a Cui Jian, el precursor del rock en China, en el marco de ‘La noche en blanco’ de Madrid (19 de septiembre) • Cui Jian también actuará en el Festival Asia 2009 de Barcelona, organizado por Casa Asia (23 de septiembre). • El músico, un artista polifacético y comprometido, actuó con los Rolling Stones en Shangai y acaba de presentar su primera película en Venecia como director 10 de septiembre de 2009.- Cui Jian, pionero del rock chino, ofrece por primera vez en España, dos conciertos, uno en Madrid y otro en Barcelona. El rockero y estrella más representativa del panorama musical en el gigante asiático, actúa junto a su grupo por partida doble en nuestro país: el 19 de septiembre en la sala Heineken de Madrid, con motivo de la Noche en Blanco, de la mano de Casa Asia y Madrid Global y el 23 de septiembre en la Plaza Real de Barcelona, como estrella de la VIII edición del Festival Asia. Cui Jian: el pionero de la rebelde historia del rock chino Cui Jian es la estrella del rock más comprometida, polifacética y conocida de China. Como pionero del género en su país , el guitarrista, trompetista, cantante y compositor es un icono de la cultura china contemporánea e ídolo de masas de toda una generación de ciudadanos que en la década de los ochenta comenzaban a escuchar rock occidental. Cui Jian es ampliamente reconocido a nivel internacional y se le compara con músicos occidentales como Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan o Bruce Springsteen. Su rock tiene influencias diversas del jazz, el punk, el hip hop y la música electrónica y sus letras son pura poesía de alta intensidad que abordan temas complejos en la cultura china como el individualismo y la sexualidad . Su tema ‘Nothing to My Name’ se convirtió en himno de su generación a finales de los años ochenta , mientras que su primer álbum “Rock ‘N Roll On The New Long March”, aún hoy en día mantiene el récord del disco más vendido en la historia de China . Cui Jian llega a España después de cerrar la 66ª edición de la Mostra de Cine de Venecia con su primera película, Chengdu, wo ai ni (Chengdu, I Love You), codirigida junto al cineasta chino Fruit Chan. Cui Jian actuará con su banda el sábado 19 de septiembre a las 21.40h en la Sala Heineken de Madrid dentro de la ‘Ruta asiática’ programada por Casa Asia y Madrid Global con motivo de ‘La noche en blanco’ y el miércoles 23 de septiembre a las 21.30h en la Plaza Real de Barcelona , como estrella invitada para inaugurar la 8ª edición del Festival Asia, organizado por Casa Asia. DESCARGA AQUÍ IMÁGENES DE CUI JIAN EN ALTA RESOLUCIÓN: http://www.casaasia.es/festival/prensa/fotos/200909festival_cuijian1.jpg http://www.casaasia.es/festival/prensa/fotos/200909festival_cuijian2.jpg http://www.casaasia.es/festival/prensa/fotos/200909festival_cuijian3.jpg http://www.casaasia.es/festival/prensa/fotos/200909festival_cuijian4.jpg http://www.casaasia.es/festival/prensa/fotos/200909festival_cuijian5.jpg http://www.casaasia.es/festival/prensa/fotos/200909festival_cuijian6.jpg http://www.casaasia.es/festival/prensa/fotos/200909festival_cuijian7.jpg http://www.casaasia.es/festival/prensa/fotos/200909festival_cuijian8.jpg http://www.casaasia.es/festival/prensa/fotos/200909festival_cuijian9.jpg 4 1.2. CUI JIAN: BIOGRAFÍA RESUMIDA Nacido en Pekín en 1961 en el seno de una familia de origen coreano, hijo de un padre trompetista profesional y una madre miembro de un grupo de danza, Ciu Jian siguió los pasos del padre para formarse como trompetista. Fue miembro de la prestigiosa Beijing Philharmonic Orchesta en 1981 pero, a partir de ese momento, comenzó a descubrir el rock occidental al escuchar algunas cintas musicales introducidas en el país por turistas y estudiantes extranjeros. Inspirado por Bob Dylan y Simon and Garfunkel, aprendió a tocar la guitarra y pronto hizo su debut en público en los clubes de Pekín. Si hay una persona que simbolice el interés creciente por el rock en China ese es Cui Jian. Hoy es ampliamente reconocido como el padre del rock chino y comparado por los medios occidentales con Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Bob Dylan y Bruce Springsteen . Cui Jian pronto comienza a llamar la atención con sus canciones. Su música tiene influencias de los más variados géneros occidentales, como el jazz, la electrónica y el hip-hop, sin olvidar sus raíces chinas . Una combinación única que lo ha consagrado como un mito para varias generaciones de jóvenes chinos. Sus canciones huyen de los tópicos del pop más comercial y del tan extendido playback en su país -del que reniega enérgicamente-. Sus letras son pura poesía de alta intensidad y abordan temas complejos en la cultura china como el individualismo, la sexualidad , los sentimientos, las ilusiones y las frustraciones. En 1984, Cui Jian y otros seis músicos clásicos formaron el grupo “Seven Ply Board”, con influencias de The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Talking Heads y The Police. Tocando canciones de pop occidental, actuaron en pequeños restaurantes y hoteles en Pekín. Es, de hecho, una de los primeros grupos de este tipo en China. Ese mismo año Cui Jian graba su primer disco y realiza su primer esfuerzo para mezclar rock y rap en mandarín con un tema titulado “It´s Not That I Don’t Understand”. En 1986, en el ‘Concierto por la Paz Mundial’ en Pekín, Cui Jian se subió al escenario vestido con uniforme militar y con una cinta roja en los ojos para interpretar su ya exitoso "Nothing to My Name” . Tras su actuación, el público estalló en una inmensa ovación y a los pocos días las radios ya estaban emitiendo la canción sin parar. Cui Jian abandonó entonces la Filarmónica de Beijing y formó el grupo ADO con dos ex diplomáticos. En ese mismo año 1986, publicó su primer álbum “Rock ‘N Roll On The New Long March”, que aún mantiene el récord del disco más vendido en la historia de China. Ciu Jian es un músico comprometido que considera que el rock debe poseer siempre un componente de rebeldía . De hecho, “Nothing to My Name” se convirtió en un himno para su generación a finales de los 80. A pesar de los costes que su compromiso político le supuso, continuó componiendo y tocando: en 1990 grabó "Solution", con un nuevo grupo; 1994 fue el año de “Balls under the Red Flag”, seguido de “The Power of the Powerless” en 1998 y de "Show Your Color" en 2005. Cui Jian estuvo de gira por China, Estados Unidos y Europa , y en 2006 interpretó ‘Wild Horses’ a dúo con Mick Jagger durante la actuación de los Rolling Stones en Shangai. Las hazañas de Cui Jian se cuentan en la película de Zhang Yuan, Beijing Bastards (Zazhong Beijing, 1993) -que narra la historia de las aventuras y las esperanzas de una banda de rock en Beijing- y en el documental musical Cui Jian: Rocking China (2006) de Louisa S.
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