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Chinese rocker Cui Jian to play in Beijing again
Veteran Chinese rocker Cui Jian is to return this month to a major venue in his hometown of Beijing for the first time in 12 years.
The concert, titled "A Dream in the Sunshine" is scheduled for Sept. 24 at Capital Stadium in the heart of the city, according to Cui's Web site. Cui, 44, hasn't played a major venue in Beijing since a pair of 1993 concerts at the 66,000-seat stadium. "To hold a concert in my hometown, Beijing, gives me more pressure, and I have to prepare more carefully," Cui was quoted Wednesday as saying on the Web site of the newspaper Shanghai Daily. He added: "I hope this concert will become a new start for me." Cui won fame in the late 1980s with songs such as "Nothing to my Name" voicing the hopes and anxieties of a generation of Chinese entering adulthood after the death of Mao Zedong and the end of orthodox communism. Problems with communist authorities who refused permission for concerts and censored lyrics have constrained his popularity in recent years — along with the changing tastes of young Chinese who increasingly favor light pop over Cui's gritty rock, funk, and reggae sounds. Cui, who released his fifth album, "Show You Color" in March, said he still hoped his music would provoke amid China's increasingly wealthy and commercial urban culture. "I never forsake my skeptical and critical attitude," said Cui, who
celebrated his 44th birthday on Aug. 2. "I hope my music will stimulate people
to reflect."
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