"Will you remember tomorrow, the diary you wrote yesterday..." On the evening of January 6, popular folk songs echoed over the Baoan Stadium, and the audience captured the simplicity and innocence of the folk songs in the notes. "Story of Time" created by Luo Dayou in 1980, "You at the Same Desk" first sung by Lao Lang in 1994, "You Were a Boy" released by Good Sister in 2013, and "The Landlord's Cat" newly released in 2023 "Border"...Many well-known folk singers and bands gathered in Shenzhen to complete a folk "dialogue" that spanned time and space.
Four chapters interpret charming folk songs. Many original masterpieces were premiered in Shenzhen
"My City, My Songs", as a series of folk songs, has presented music feasts to the public again and again in the past three months. On the first weekend of 2024, the "My City, My Songs" New Year concert will use folk songs to convey the temperament and temperature of the city in a way that spans time and space.
"This finale performance is very pure, very sincere, very classic, and very innovative." Xia Feng, the event's chief director, introduced that the first season of "My City, My Song" New Year's Concert will be performed by "Section One: Youth Never Lets Go" "Section 2: All I Think of Are Stars", "Section 3: The Moonlight Is So Beautiful Tonight" and "Section 4: All Time is a Story" are composed of four parts. The concert will be divided into performance lineup, theme depth, visual experience, and original works. Other aspects have been upgraded to varying degrees compared to previous performances.
From the sea breeze music under the Happy Harbor Ferris Wheel to the New Year's concert at Bao'an Stadium, with the blessing of spatial structure and lighting modeling, this New Year's concert uses a richer way of artistic expression to create a new year's concert for the audience. High-quality folk audio-visual experience. Xia Feng said in an interview, "We designed the stage in the shape of a tree this time, which means that folk songs are like a seed, taking root and sprouting in the city of Shenzhen. The first season of 'My City My Song' lasted nearly three months Months, we hope that through such a long-term, high-quality folk song collection, 'My City, My Song' will become Shenzhen's urban cultural business card."
It is worth noting that "Green Mountain", "Shenzhen River" and "Smiling Seal" " and many other new songs were premiered in this New Year's concert, using the sound of folk songs to sing the story of China, the Greater Bay Area, and Shenzhen.
brings together the sounds of Chinese folk songs and feels the power of music that touches people's hearts.
"Several familiar classic songs were sung tonight. The atmosphere of the live performance was very good." As the first guest singer of this concert, Lao Lang said bluntly that he could I feel the strong desire of Shenzhen citizens for culture. "The entire city of Shenzhen has great support for folk songs. My first solo concert was held at the Shenzhen Concert Hall." During Lao Lang's performance, the chorus that came and went was a vivid testimony that folk songs directly reach people's hearts and unite them.
The landlord's cat, a popular folk group at the moment, has performed in Shenzhen many times and was warmly cheered by the audience as soon as it appeared. "Everyone is very enthusiastic, and we are more engaged in our performances on stage." Wang Xinyi, lead singer of Landlord's Cat, and guitarist Wu Peiling said that music can resonate with people no matter when and where. Folk songs are rooted in the city, and the "My City, My Songs" activity closely integrates the city and music, which is a very good attempt.
As the famous lyricist and director Jia Ding said in a previous interview, "'My City My Song' uses the sincerity of a city to bring together the scattered power of folk songs."
The New Year's concert will be held this time. It is announced that the first season of "My City, My Song" has come to a perfect conclusion. Shenzhen's affection for folk songs is still slowly unfolding, and Shenzhen people's enthusiasm for folk songs will gradually heat up with the holding of "My City, My Songs".
(Author: Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Daily reporter Zheng Ming/text Ren Xianping Pan Kang/picture)
