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When Opera Meets Animation
Damon Albarn, frontman of the Britpop group Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, a comic-book artist and designer, first teamed up for the animated insanity of the “virtual band” Gorillaz. Now they’ve joined forces with actor and director Chen Shi-Zheng for “Monkey: Journey to the West,” a mash-up of opera, electronica, and animation based on a 16th-century Chinese fable. Albarn and Jamie join us to talk about the sounds behind "Monkey."
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Will they be performing the Opera in New York?
In the West, Wu Tang Clan, especially the RZA, have been making Chinese and Asian-influenced music for what, 15 years.
I was 9 in 1980 and the original BBC TV show they talk about in this interview was my absolute favourite. Copping this as soon as it comes out. (Sorry, I love Wu, but I can't compare RZA to Damon Albarn)
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