Mandopop facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mandopop |
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| Stylistic origins | Chinese music • Hip Hop • R&B • New Wave • Pop • Rock |
| Cultural origins | 1920s–1940s,  Republic of China |
| Typical instruments | Vocals, Piano, Violin, Guitar, Drum, synthesizer |
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| J-pop • K-pop • C-Rock | |
Mandopop (simplified Chinese: 华语流行音乐; traditional Chinese: 華語流行音樂; pinyin: Huáyǔ liúxíng yīnyuè) is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop is sung in Mandarin Chinese.
Images for kids
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Zhou Xuan, the most notable singing star of the early Shanghai period.
See also
In Spanish: Mandopop para niños
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