Development Course And Cultural Features Of Guangdong Pop Music

As the forward position of China's opening and reform, the province of Guangdong stands in the new era as one important birthplace for Chinese pop music. Guangdong pop music has experienced rise and fall, i.e.,pregnancy & birth (1977-1985),growing-up & maturity (1986-1995),and decaying & rebirth(1995-2007), which finally leads it to emerge in China's song circles as a talent with unique music style. With"small narrative"ideological themes of"family affection","nostalgia for the past"and"homesickness", Guangdong pop music embodies an uninhibited and compatible spirit of oceanic culture, a radical and practical feature of business culture, and a plebeian and entertaining trend of popular culture. In all, Guangdong pop music, as examined from its shaping and development, has its historical certainty, unique pattern, and central status, with historical certainty based on China's opening and reform, unique pattern on regional culture, and central status on its glorious achievements.