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Pipa

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2003
Track listing: Invocation; Dancing!; Ancient Spirits; Walking To The East; Shanghai Blues; Vincent

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Wu Man: Pipa

Read "Pipa" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


For the uninitiated, the pipa is the lute-like instrument one hears often when dining in Chinese restaurants. More twingy than twangy, the pipa has a much more supple, pliant sound than the guitar. It is a four stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body. Its short, bent neck has 30 frets which extend onto the soundboard, affording ...


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