Guo Brothers  郭氏兄弟  pinyin Gao Shi Xiongdi

Guo Brothers  郭氏兄弟 ( Guo Yue  郭跃 + Guo Yi  郭艺 )
 

Born in a family of six children, the two brothers lived in Beijing, in a family

where music was very present. Their father was a singer, played the erhu

(Chinese two-string violin) and frequented the musicians of their hutong.

Under the name of Guo Brothers 郭氏兄弟 the two brothers :

  -  recorded the album Real World: Yuan in which their second sister Xuan

     an opera singer, could be heard singing. (1990)

  -  performed in international festivals and concerts.

  -  participated in the soundtracks of many films.

Guo Yue  郭跃 the youngest of the family, was born in 1958.

He played the Chinese flute in the army orchestra of the People's Republic of

China and then studied the flute at the London School of Music.

Composer, interpreter, he made numerous recordings of traditional music, and

collaborated with many artists : Peter Gabriel, Sinnead O'Connor, Hothouse Flowers;

His album Trisan by Real Word with the Japanese drummer Joji Hirota and the

Irish singer composer Pol Brennan won the American Intrumental Award (1992)

With  Joji Hirota, he also recorded another album: Red Ribbon (1995)

He wrote the autobiographical story of the Cultural Revolution as seen by a child :

 (2008) Music, Food an Love with Clare Farrow ISBN 0-7499-5078-1

and for a younger audience :

 (2008) Little Leap Forward - A Boy in Beijing  with Clare Farrow  ISBN 978-1-84686-114-7

Guo Yi  郭艺 was born in 1954

He played the mouth organ, made of bamboo..

At the age of 15, he joined the Beijing Film Orchestra.

Three years later, he was a soloist and composed for the soundtracks of many

films.

When he arrived in the United Kingdom, he joined the WOMAD Festival, toured

and gave concerts all over the world.

He contributed to the soundtrack of the film The Last Emperor and played it at

the premiere in London.

Representing street artists, he played for the 60th anniversary of  the Queen  

at Covent Garden.

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The Guo Brothers  郭氏兄弟

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Guo Brothers  郭氏兄弟

Our Homeland
Traditional Chinese Music
Guo Yue  郭跃 - Bamboo Flutes
Guo Yi  郭艺 - Sheng

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