cantopop

Cantopop originates from Hong Kong during its British colonial period.  Along with the thriving movie and TV industry, Hong Kong music sung mainly in Cantonese (hence Cantopop) rode on the back of these popular media and crossed over to many regions of Asia during the 80s and 90s.  Cantopop incorporates musical styles from Jpop, American and European pop along with traditional Chinese opera, Chinese classical and folk music.  There are alot of cover versions as well as original compositions.  It's a mixed bag of styles, but it's catchy, pretty, melodious. 

The purpose of this blog is to revisit those long forgotten hits and misses from its golden era, along with a few newer songs from the current era and offers both historical information and personal opinion on cantopop.