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Born 1974, Yunnan, China, Liu Fang was a child prodigy on the pipa lute and the guzheng zither. A Shanghai Conservatory of Music graduate, winner of top prizes, Liu left China in 1993 for Berlin, then Montreal.

Guan Pinghu 管平湖 名平, 字吉廠 1897-1967 Jiuyi. Revered master; dapued many qin scores such as Liu Shui and Guangling San. In 1977, his Liu Shui (Flowing Water) was sent into space on Voyager 1/Voyager 2

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Since moving to Canada, Liu Fang has explored beyond Chinese classical pipa music, and collaborated with a slide guitarist from India, a cellist from Eastern Europe, a shakuhachi player from Japan, a zither player from Vietnam, an oud musician from the Middle East, and has recorded these multiculti collaborations with the Montreal-based Philmultic label.