The 61-year-old Cheng Fangyuan stood gracefully and upright on the stage

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Cheng Fangyuan, who plays and sings on the stage with a guitar, is an unforgettable bright color on the Chinese pop music scene. Recently, the chinese pop goddess of literature and art, the evergreen tree of the music world, appeared at the 2021 Guangzhou Jazz Festival, together with pianist Feng Wei, bassist Huang Yong, guitarist Feng Chong, drummer Liu Ziyi and percussionist Happy, bringing "Childhood", "Lake Baikal", "What A Wonderful World", "My Favourite Things", "Mojito" and other classic songs throughout the various periods of popular music.

That night, after the opening song "I Want You" was sung, Cheng Fangyuan began to "chat" with the audience, "There is a saying that all the encounters in the world are reunions after a long absence. I haven't been to Guangzhou for a long time. Guangzhou has a special meaning for me. This is where my dream began. 40 years ago, my first two albums were recorded in Guangzhou. Guangzhou is an important town of popular music, very brilliant, unbelievable. This is my indissoluble relationship with Guangzhou. ”

This is Cheng Fangyuan's first time to come to Xinghai Concert Hall. "I have long heard that there is a very beautiful concert hall on the beautiful Ersha Island, and I have been yearning for it for a long time. This time it was a wish. ”

Cheng Fangyuan released an album "Corazon of Sanlitun" ten years ago, and the vicissitudes of Sanlitun also made Cheng Fangyuan think of Gaodi Street, Redtory and Pipa in Guangzhou, "I know these places, this is the place where young people of different generations like to go." ”

Cheng Fangyuan's life is a treasure trove. "I haven't left music for so many years and enjoy traveling and photography. Traveled to many places, each with its dance and style. At the scene, she opened the treasure house and pulled out one piece of music she had collected since she entered the Central Orchestra (now the China Symphony Orchestra) at the age of 16: "On the shores of Lake Baikal", the Spanish folk song "Affectionate Embrace", the Italian aria "My Dear Daddy"... The audience is in the Xinghai Concert Hall, but it has circled the earth for a week.

It is especially worth mentioning that Cheng Fangyuan sang an excerpt from the musical "The Sound of Music" "My favourite things" on the spot. "I did the Chinese musical The Sound of Music 20 years ago. I am grateful that music is my dream and my profession. When I went to See The Sound of Music on Broadway, the heroine was 60 years old, and I thought: How nice it would be for me to be able to perform on stage at her age. The audience randomly broke out into warm applause, Cheng Fangyuan, 61 years old this year.

The last track of the concert was "What a wonderful world", "The epidemic has brought inconvenience to everyone, but everything will pass, and life is always good." "Cheng Fangyuan's blessings and songs have brought warmth to the people of Guangzhou.

(Guangzhou Daily all-media reporter Zhang Suqin)

Source: Guangzhou Daily