Discover Chinese New Music / Underground!

This is a collaborative project bringing together information about bands, people, and places related to the underground/independent music scene in China. If you live in China or are interested in the music, please share what you know with the rest of us. Read more...

At the moment there are 5,488 pages in the wiki. Thereof are 2,104 artists and 945 records.

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China's music scene is a vibrant, lively and constantly changing hotpot of genres, fusion and explosions of sounds!

To make it easier for newcomers to get a glimpse on the scene and have some direction on where to start looking and what is out there to explore, the team of Rock in China has prepared a little guideline (a small introduction) on the Chinese music scene.

We are going to tell you a little bit about what happened in the past, what is ongoing right now, where you can find out more, where you will be able to listen to the music, how to connect to the bands and other fans and how to get to the venues!

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  Midi Music Festival 2013, in Shanghai October 2013

SMZB is one of the first punk bands in China and still very active since their founding in 1997 in Wuhan. Wuhan has a very big and alive punk scene. SMZB can also often be seen in -not so far- Shanghai. At first, SMZB had only 3 members and played in some underground places for a long time. The band has experienced several member changes, but by the end of 2002 they became the 4-member band they are now. The music style of SMZB has changed a lot as well along with their changing members. After all they now have their own certain style.

"We will continue to produce our music, and definitely will do better than now... We will keep trying and trying, no matter what will happen to us, happen to u, and happen to this world... We won't loose faith in ourselves. A lot of thanks to everyone who supports SMZB."

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Structure of Target Groups and Followership in Chinese Rock and Modern Music
Bands with Female Musicians


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