On November 15, during the 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival, the 2024 Lingnan New Folk Warm-up Concert was staged in Guangzhou. Following the festival theme of "Diversity and Integration - Creating Unlimited Opportunities", this concert inv

and non-men Aqing and mia Xu Zimei.

Qiulin.

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Qiu Peichen. Calvin, the lead singer of

mover band, and Qiu Peichen, the lead singer of Tai Chi Girl band.

hongfangnono.

Deng Qianying.

Chen Qixu.

Zhu Jin.

Huang Yu.

Huang Yu (right) and special guest singer Zhong Mingqiu.

hagui.

musicians.

Live music fans.

Concert site.

On November 15, during the 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival, the 2024 Lingnan New Folk Warm-up Concert was staged in Guangzhou. Following the festival theme of "Diversity and Integration - Creating Unlimited Opportunities", this concert invited ten groups of musicians to sing the outstanding works and personal masterpieces of two seasons of Lingnan new folk songs. The performance lineup includes not only the top ten hit musicians of the first season, but also the top ten winning song creators newly released in this year’s Cantonese season. The lineups of the two seasons are linked together in a dream, singing folk songs together for the night, which is also a warm-up for the upcoming annual closing performance of this season, and encourages the prosperity of literature and art in the Bay Area.

024 Lingnan New Folk Music Warm-up Concert is directed by the Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Southern Press and Media Group, and is planned and organized by Southern Metropolis Daily, n Video, and Nandu Entertainment. The event is supported by music cooperation platform Kugou, space livehouse venue support, Wanglaoji's "natural high-dimensional c" Ci Ningji c+ and other sponsorship support.

The music is flying

The outstanding works of the two seasons were sung in succession

On the night of the performance, the concert was divided into three chapters: "The Most Lingnan", "To Youth" and "Chasing the Distance", and the outstanding works of the two seasons of Lingnan new folk songs were sung in succession.

and non-men Aqing and mia Xu Zimei.

Qiulin.

sea tail.

Qiu Peichen. Calvin, the lead singer of

mover band, and Qiu Peichen, the lead singer of Tai Chi Girl band.

The legendary Chinese electronic band Yifeimen brought the top ten golden songs of the Lingnan New Folk Singing Project (hereinafter referred to as the "Top Ten Golden Songs") "Start from the South", and sang the Cantonese adapted song "Caiyun Chasing the Moon" with a strong Lingnan charm. 》. Qiulin, a representative of Hakka music, presented the top ten hit songs "Spring Plowing" and a new Cantonese song "If You Walk Away". Hai Weiwei, a folk musician from Shanwei, played and sang the top ten hit songs "Sun Rain" and his representative work "Day Day Dreaming" on his guitar. The scene was warm and comfortable. Qiu Peichen, the lead singer of Tai Chi Girl Band, performed the top ten hit song "It's Better to Come Back", and joined hands with Calvin, the lead singer of the mover band, to perform the top ten hit song "Tao Sheng Cherish", which made the fans in attendance intoxicated.

hongfangnono.

Deng Qianying.

Hongfang nono, which has successfully emerged in two seasons of Lingnan New Folk Folk Competition and was selected as one of the top ten winning songs, brought the Hakka song "Ajia Ada" and the Cantonese song "Mother". Female singer-songwriter Deng Qianying also stood out in the social solicitation for two consecutive years, and has successively presented the winning songs "Old Hot Soup" and "Relaxation Time for Workers". Her pure Cantonese flavor tells the story of urban changes and personal emotions.

Chen Qixu.

Zhu Jin.

New generation musician Chen Qixu brought this season's top ten winning songs from the society "Xiguan·Heart Current", combining rb style with Guangfu culture and the most trendy rap, citywalk and other new forms, and sang his personal masterpiece " "From the bottom of my heart". Zhu Jin, a Cantonese indie singer-songwriter of Generation Z, brought the top ten shortlisted songs of the first season of social collection "Summer Solstice Mood" and the new song "Egg Niu Tong Zuo Niu" to sing the aspirations of contemporary young people.

Huang Yu.

Huang Yu (right) and special guest singer Zhong Mingqiu.

Huang Yu, who works at the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theater and calls himself a "non-professional musician", presented "Travel Notes", one of the top ten winning songs in this season's social collection, and then sang "As if in a Dream" with special guest singer Zhong Mingqiu. 》, making the scene seem to shuttle between reality and dream. Ha Ji, an independent musician from Shenzhen, presented this season's top ten winning songs "Yijiu Barbecued Pork Monologue" and his personal masterpiece "Happy Answer". The Cantonese sketch with a playful feel has become a "mouth substitute" for contemporary youth. .

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There are many young faces among the creators of the top ten winning songs in this season's Lingnan New Folk Cantonese Season Social Collection. As one of the guests performing at this concert, hagui was quite excited."I originally thought this song would only appear on my computer and in my room, but I didn't expect that I could sing it to so many audiences tonight." She believes that Lingnan New Folk Cantonese Season has great influence on Cantonese song creators. It is a kind of affirmation and encouragement, motivating everyone to create more excellent Cantonese works.

Zhu Jin, who has also been insisting on composing Cantonese songs, is very happy to be on the livehouse stage this time. She believes that Lingnan New Folk Cantonese Season is a kind of inheritance of Cantonese culture. "I hope there will be more opportunities for the new generation of creators to discuss and communicate with the older generation of artists, break the 'dimension wall', and produce innovative works."

Chen Qixu is very grateful for being able to perform with many outstanding musicians. I feel honored, "I am surrounded by like-minded musicians, which makes me feel great." The lyrics and music of "Xiguan·Heartflow" he sang were both written by He Xijie . He who also came to witness that night said, "Lingnan New Folk Songs" ·Cantonese quarterly version It is a great opportunity for local Cantonese song creators."

Tang Qianying , who has participated in Lingnan New Folk Songs for two consecutive years, has a deeper feeling: "I am very happy to see influential local media. Cantonese songs To plan and launch activities with the theme of song creation, as a local singer who admires Cantonese songs, I have no choice but to join in this year. "

's top ten hit songs in the first season "Tao Sheng Zhen Zhen" brought together 11 active Guangdong bands. Lead vocals. After nearly a year, when they sang this song again, Tai Chi girl band Qiu Peichen and mover band calvin were deeply touched. "This song means a lot to us. From rehearsals, recording to filming last year, everyone involved in this song was very attentive and united. Because of Lingnan New Folk, so many of our band singers were able to get together." Qiu Peichen said. Calvin also has similar feelings: "Since I was in the band, I have never experienced so many band singers collaborating on a song together. I am honored to be a part of this big family." A group photo of Lingnan

musicians.

The audience was in a warm atmosphere that night, and people on stage and off stage gathered together warmly in folk music. Cantonese, Hakka, Chaoshan and other Cantonese dialect songs added Lingnan characteristics to the concert.

Haiwei is from Shanwei and has always insisted on creating in Shanwei Lufeng dialect. "I like this plan to select music works in dialects. I am very touched. After all, I have been insisting on making dialect music. It is not just Cantonese songs, nor is it limited to nursery rhymes or folk songs. All dialects can be combined with emerging music forms, so that More people hear the characteristics of their hometown.”

Qiulin carefully prepared Hakka songs and Cantonese songs for this concert. He was pleasantly surprised by the changes in the theme of Lingnan new folk songs in the two seasons. "From the first season that brought together various Lingnan dialects to this year's focus on Cantonese, Lingnan new folk songs have inspired the creation of Lingnan dialect songs."

How can Cantonese songs be "always sung and always new"? A number of musicians gave their opinions.

hongfangnono believes that speaking Cantonese should be promoted more first, because Cantonese is the basis of Cantonese songs. "The more people who speak Cantonese, the more creators will be willing to write Cantonese songs."

Zhong Mingqiu has been involved in Cantonese song creation for many years, and he has a lot of experience: "When writing songs, many people think about whether the song will be good or not. Will it be popular and will it be accepted by everyone? In fact, this process On the other hand, we should first ask ourselves about the origin of a song, and then tell everyone about it." Huang Yu believes that the Guangdong music circle does not lack powerful singers, but it lacks propaganda. As a means of promotion, local media should pay more attention to local Cantonese singers and works in Guangdong.

"Cantonese has its own melody when it is read. When creating, you must avoid conflict with the melody. This process requires a lot of brainstorming." Singer mia Xu Zimei shared. and Feimen Aqing believe that Cantonese has a profound cultural heritage, and it is very meaningful for Nandu to hold the Lingnan New Folk Cantonese Season this year."I listened to the top ten winning songs from the newly launched social collection, and it was very exciting. I saw the new power of local original creations. Nandu has spent a lot of effort making videos and promoting these songs, which is a great support and encouragement to the creators. Looking forward to it. The emergence of more new era Cantonese songs has made our Cantonese culture not only popular in the local area, but also loved by people from other places.”

Live music fans.

Audience member Mr. Li brought his family to watch the show. As a native of Guangzhou, he said, “I was able to hear so many good songs at once on Friday night, especially Lingnan dialects such as Cantonese, Hakka, Chaoshan, etc. , ten shares Acceptable. Our local Guangdong dialects deserve to be promoted through a good concert and a good plan.”

Although Ms. Yang cannot understand the Cantonese dialect, she still “cultivated” many outstanding talents that she did not know before. Musician. "This performance allowed me to get the beauty of Cantonese songs and even Hakka and other minority dialect songs. The young singers used a youthful way to perform Lingnan culture very vividly."

Concert site.

As a well-known brand of cultural activities in the Bay Area, Lingnan New Folk Songs is guided by the Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Southern Press Media Group, and planned and sponsored by Southern Metropolis Daily, n Video, and Nandu Entertainment. From 2023 to 2024, it has successively planned the singing of Lingnan New Folk Songs plan, Lingnan New Folk Cantonese Season and a series of online and offline themed activities. The two seasons of activities take "folk music" as the form, "new" as the soul, and "Lingnan" as the theme of expression, gathering the power of original music in the Greater Bay Area and striving to create original works with Lingnan characteristics, reflecting the spirit of the times, and deeply loved by the public.

Producer: Rong Mingchang Liu Jiangtao

Planner: Huang Chao

Coordinator: He Bei

Executive Coordinator: Zhong Xin, Lin Jingwu, Ding Huifeng, Peng Simin Liu Xiaoyu

Visual coordinator: Guan Jianming

Writing: Nandu reporter Yu Xiaoyu Cai Liyi Liu Yifan Zhong Xin Lin Jingwu Ding Huifeng Wang Qingchen Chen Zeran Intern Wang Jingyuan

Editor: Liu Fang Zheng Ruolin Chen Yifen Cai Sisi Peng Simin

Video/Photography: Zhu Junyi Li Zhanjun Intern Li Rongtao

Execution: Li Dan Li Yangyingxue Li Weijun Chen Siyuan Guo Huicong Huang Yaqin Intern Yu Baihui Wang Zhiying Li Yibo

Design: Jin Guohua He Xin