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Synoposis

Influences: Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Kitaro, Lou Harrison, King Crimson, Henry Threadgill, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Kronos Quartet, John Cage, Robert Fripp, Frank Zappa

Background:

Born in China, Wu Man is an experimental jazz-world-fusion performer whose specialty is a stringed instrument called the pipa. With cello player Yo-Yo Ma, she was a founding member of the Silk Road Ensemble.