Instruments dizi, koudi Genres World music | Name Yu Xunfa Associated acts Yo-Yo Ma | |
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Labels China Record Corporation Died January 21, 2006, Shanghai, China Albums Age-Old Tunes of the Fairyland Similar People Chen Yue, Liu Mingyuan, Peng Xiuwen, Guan Pinghu, Liu Tianhua | ||
Record label China Record Corporation | ||
Historic recording of gu su xing by yu xunfa dizi
Yu Xun-fa (俞遜發) (January 8, 1946 – January 21, 2006), was a Chinese flute player who invented the wind-instrument known as the koudi. Born in Shanghai, he popularized the art of the flute in Chinese culture during the 1970s.
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- Historic recording of gu su xing by yu xunfa dizi
- Missing you in a distant place on panflute yu xunfa
- Biography
- Discography
- Compilations
- References
Missing you in a distant place on panflute yu xunfa
Biography
In elementary school, Yu studied Chinese flute. He participated in the Shanghai "Red Children" Troupe in 1958, and studied under dizi performer Lu Chunling as a disciple.
In 1971, Yu invented koudi - a small flute made from bamboo. During the 1970s he was most active; touring parts of Europe, Canada, and Asia. He died January 21, 2006 due to liver cancer.
Discography
Compilations
References
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