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Wu Man is a master of the Chinese pipa, a lute-like instrument with a 2,000-year history. She stopped by NPR to talk about her fresh twist on... Pipa Virtuoso Wu Man Brings Ancient Chinese Music To ...

If the pipa - the pear-shaped lute with the distinctively percussive, banjo-like twang - has become increasingly well known outside the world of traditional Chinese music, much of the credit goes to ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The pipa is a Chinese lute, and its sound is surprisingly spry and agile, with sounds that hit and ...

The first time I saw Wu Man play the pipa, a four-stringed lute with an ancient Chinese lineage, time seemed to stop. I stood silently and slack-jawed, watching her left hand dart along the instrument ...

Before she became the world’s most accomplished and innovative pipa player, Wu Man had a bright future in her native China on the four-string instrument, which dates back more than 2,000 years. A ...

He is the contemporary Chinese instrumental fields one of the most outstanding young instrumentalists, full range of playing techniques, the atmosphere of playing style, unique understanding and ...

Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer, Min Xiao-Fen, brings her adventurous musical talents to provide live accompaniment to “The Goddess,” one of the greatest films from China’s silent film era ...

If you're in the market for a guided introduction to the pipa, the pear-shaped Chinese lute, you could hardly ask for a more virtuosic or enchanting instructor than Wu Man. In a swift 90-minute solo ...

Every autumn I devote extensive coverage in this column to Bloomington’s Lotus World Music and Arts Festival. I was recently surprised and excited to find out that Lotus Fest is just one element of ...

"Jump out the box — I always wanted to do [that] as a musician," Wu Man tells NPR's Scott Simon before playing the main riff to Black Sabbath's "Iron Man." "I personally really enjoy [trying] ...