The nomadic Roma are known as musicians wherever they travel. Their music incorporates a multitude of influences: Indian roots, and then Greek, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Czech, Slavic, Romanian, German, French, Spanish and Celtic touches.
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
Li Xiangting 李祥霆 Professor 1940- Beijing. Elite professional qin player. Current president of the China Guqin Committee. Noted for improvisation. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
Wang Fei 王菲 MA; Emily (active) San Francisco Bay Area, CA. A young qin player (taught by Li Xiangting) based in the United States, founding director of North American Guqin Association.
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