MP3 Kou Chou Ching - KOU!! It´s Coming Out!!!

A special Hip Hop band from Taiwan. Their music is inspired by Taiwan traditional music elements. They bring samples of Taiwanese folk songs and traditional music elements and mix them in HipHop to create a very unique sound.

34 MP3 Songs
HIP-HOP/RAP: Hip Hop, WORLD: Asian- East

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Kou Chou Ching is a creative team that embraces Taiwan culture and spirit.

Five members in the team: fishLIN (MC), Fan-Chiang (MC), DJ J-CHEN (Turntables), Achino (Instruments), and Yobo (Instruments). fishLIN, Fan-Chiang, and Jasonshu started Kou Chou Ching in the summer of 2003, but later Jasonshu decided to focus on his study and left the band. Afterward, DJ J-CHEN, who graduated Fu-Hsin Arts School, joined the band in 2004. He was recruited because of his mastery of scratch. Two instrumentalists Achino and Yobo were enlisted in 2005, who play traditional Eastern instruments such as suona and bong-ze. Kou Chou Ching was now officially in the game.

In summer 2005, Kou Chou Ching put together all of their tracks and released an EP Fu-Ke. They printed only a thousand copies and now it is a hard-to-find item. In 2007, Kou Chou Ching received a publication grant from the Government Information Office of Taiwan and thus released a full-length album KOU!! It's Coming Out!!! Up until now they have accumulated experiences of running almost two hundred shows. They also went gigging in Japan and went respect from the local scene.

Kou Chou Ching find inspiration from Taiwanâs local materials. They turn to Nanguan, Neiguan, Hakka Ba-Yin, Taiwan Opera, Folk Songs, Taiwanese oldies from the 40s and 70s, and relatively new music. Paying respect to American hip hop sampling Funk and Jazz, Kou Chou Ching look to original Taiwanese music that is fostered on the island, as is pioneering and innovative.

Kou Chou Ching write just about everything in Taiwan. Ranging from beautiful natural scenes to childhood memories, from love and brotherhood to history, from environmentalist concerns to cultural heritage, Kou Chou Ching believe that music encourages people to be kind and care about society, to love and unite, and therefore to better their life.

Since they started rhyming in 2003, Kou Chou Ching have received wide attention in the press, islandwide or overseas: âA Fusion of Tradition and Modernityâ (Taipei Times), âKou Chou Ching Harvest Hard, Rhyming Is Not Rantingâ (Pots), âKou Chou Ching Find Fun in Traditionâ (Taiwan News), âFirst Step to Localize Hip Hopâ (Big Sound), âKou Chou Chingâs Local Hip Hopâ (Taiwan Panorama), âSong from the Rootsâ (Taiwan Review), âCanciones Autoctonasâ (Taiwan Hoy), âTaiwanese Rappers Build Worldwide Audience: Hip Hop Band Draws on U.S. Rap, Taiwanese Folkâ (California-based Mercury News), and âSongs from the Underground: Meet Taiwanâs Big Hip Hop Hope Kou Chou Chingâ (JUNK Magazine from Malaysia). SBS Radio, Australiaâs biggest radio station, gave an exclusive interview with Kou Chou Ching, who were introduced as âHip Hop Group from Taiwanâ in Japan, U.S., Hong Kong, U.K., the Netherlands, Israel, Portugal, and France. Kou Chou Ching want to spread the music made in Taiwan to every country to let the world know more about Taiwan.