Fusion Folk Music - Traditional yet Modern Far East Songs in English/Chinese
Ginalina ft. friends from the vancouver chinese music ensemble
Going
Back
REMEMBERED AND REMIXED
FAMILY FOLK SONGS
Canadian JUNO Award Nominated and Canadian Folk Music Award Winning album, Going Back: Remembered and Remixed Family Folk Songs, Vol. 1, is a modern collection of Canadian-Asian folk music inspired by traditional songs from China and Taiwan, remembered and remixed by 3x Juno-nominated singer-songwriter, Ginalina, and presented in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese..
Newly arranged songs include, and are inspired by, classics such as Jasmine Flower, Diu Diu Deng, and Gong Xi. West Coast flavours of accordion, banjo, guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, percussion, ukulele, and violin are complemented by guests from the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble on the Erhu ("two-string violin") and Guzheng ("21-string zither").
Thank you for visiting. enjoy this new Family Folk project!
his album is part of a larger vision to share, preserve, and celebrate Asian-Canadian heritage and culture.
Welcome
Videos
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Ginalina - Jasmine Flower | Official Lyric Video
Ginalina - Going Back (featuring Sānlúnchē) | Music Video
Ginalina - Find a Friend (找朋友 Zhao Peng You) | Live at the Vancouver Orpheum
Ginalina - Diu Diu Deng (Taiwanese Train Song) | Music Video
Story
Over the pandemic, Canadian Folk Singer-Songwriter, Ginalina, was burdened to connect more regularly with her parents, who lived over 3300 km away. As the days, weeks, and months passed, she found herself on the phone with them discovering more and more about their past, their stories, their songs, and her Asian heritage. As the conversations deepened, so did the stories, the laughter, the understanding of their roots, and the music. That time together is the foundation and inspiration for this Remembered and Remixed Canadian-Asian Family Folk album. This volume is called, "Going Back" as a reminder of the value in our roots even as we move forward and grow.
This album was produced by long-time music partners Mario Vaira (guitar, vocals, percussion, bass) and Ginalina (guitar, vocals), with Spencer Capier (violin, mandolin), and Steve Charles (banjo, accordion), as well as new friends and decorated traditional Chinese instrumentalists Ji Rong Huang (erhu) and Sarah Yu Sha Tan (guzheng) from the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble.
This remembered and remixed project was made possible through the financial support of the BC Arts Council (research), Creative BC (music), the Canada Council for the Arts (music and videos).
