Praise for the times, sing for the people. The large-scale epic song and dance drama "Ode to the Land", based on the Eighteen-Cave Village in Xiangxi Province, presents a magnificent and touching picture of Accurate Poverty Alleviation in China to the world.
Belgian pianist and composer Jean-Francois Maljean, after watching the French version of "Ode to the Land", was impressed by the beauty of its music and the moving plot, and he used his own understanding to deeply interpret it, telling a story about China's poverty alleviation through the French national television station TV5 and the French-speaking Belgian television station (RTBF), facing the audiences of French-speaking countries in Europe and French-speaking African countries. Show the real life and art of China's ethnic minorities to more foreigners.
▲ Jean Malone: Born on January 14, 1953 in Vervier, Belgium, he is a Belgian pianist and composer who graduated from the Berkeley Conservatory of Music. Along with Yanni, Bandery, Richard Clayderman, and Kitaro, he is known as one of the top ten music masters of the new century.
Over the years, Shang Malone has collected and performed in China, promoting the music of China's ethnic minorities, and he has witnessed the great achievements of China's poverty alleviation, and a hymn has also been written into his heart.
Today at 18:20, follow the footage of "World Tide I See" and walk into Jean Malone and his "Ode to the Heart".
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"China is my second home"
The Wallonia region of Belgium, where Jean Malone lived, is the home of Sachs, with its historic Royal Conservatory and many famous musicians, and a rich and varied cultural activity. Under the influence of such a musical environment, Jean Malone began his career as a musician, traveling to every corner of his hometown.
More than 20 years ago, by chance, Jean Malone met the French music publisher André, and under Theré's introduction, Jean Malone's piano performance albums were released in China and attracted attention, and he became curious about the land that loved his music. In 2002, Jean Malone came to China for the first time and began his travels and performances in China, and has since formed an indissoluble relationship with China. To date, he has visited China more than 150 times.
In early 2020, a sudden COVID-19 pandemic interrupted Jean Malone's plans to travel to China for musical cooperation, but did not block his feelings for China. In the days when Wuhan was locked down, he decided to use his music to do something for China and Wuhan. Soon, a song co-created by Shang Ma Long and Chinese producer He Liu, "Chimes of the Dawn", was completed, and after the song was released through hunan international channels and a number of central media, it caused social networks to swipe the screen in a short period of time and received millions of views.
"China is my second hometown, and it can even be said to be my first hometown." "The world is with you!" In his Belgian studio, Joan Malone sends his blessings to China in Mandarin, paying tribute to Chinese and Chinese health workers.
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Let the world hear China's national music
Jean Malone is a musician who travels the world. In Belgium, his parents brought him musical enlightenment; in the United States, he studied jazz and was exposed to rock and roll; in France, Canada and other countries, he performed with bands... The multicultural experience of musical exchange has shaped his unique musical literacy and inclusive musical attitude.
More than a decade ago, when Shang Malong went deep into the southeastern region of Qiandong to collect wind, he was deeply shocked by the local Dong music, subverting his previous understanding of music. Since then, this international friend has devoted himself to promoting the music of Dong, Miao, Tibetan, Mongolian and other ethnic groups to the world, and has produced a number of world music works that combine popular elements with Chinese ethnic elements. Because of his outstanding contributions, Shang MaLong also has one more title - Guizhou Tourism and Culture Ambassador.
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"Ode" in the Heart
Shang Malone is very passionate about Chinese culture and Chinese folk music, and after watching the large-scale epic song and dance drama "Ode to the Earth" based on the eighteen-hole village in Xiangxi, he was deeply moved by the magnificent poems he composed.
Joan Malone especially likes the songs and dances of "Ma Mulberry Trees Build a Lampstand" and "Song of The Ghost of Love". The songs and music of "Ma Mulberry Trees Build a Lampstand" are like a natural sound, showing the original ecological charm of nature, and the adaptation of "Ghost Song of Love" is also surprising, and the love story is integrated into the ethnic minority style and full of humor.
Over the past two decades, Jean Malone has visited China frequently, and he has witnessed the tremendous development and changes in China. In the past, when he went to the remote villages of Guizhou, he needed to take a long-distance bus, a small truck, and then walk through a potholed dirt road to reach it, but now, China's high-speed rail has brought convenience to 1.4 billion people, and Guizhou, which has "no three feet flat", has also ushered in the era of high-speed rail access.
He saw that the Chinese government had effectively improved the people's living standards, that ethnic minorities had received help from cadres who helped the poor, relied on local specialties to invigorate the economy, and were self-sufficient... "Ode to the Land" reproduced the vivid story of poverty alleviation and prosperity in the form of song and dance, and the "original" national customs aroused strong resonance in his heart, and he gradually composed this special "ode" in his heart.
This song is a different rhythm of Chinese national music; it is an international friendship across the epidemic barrier; and it is also a song of comprehensive victory in poverty alleviation witnessed by a foreigner in China.