The Eagles - Hotel California - Reimagined on the Traditional Chinese Guzheng

This time I will bring you a fun loop form! Different from the previous multi-part ensemble, it is possible to complete a piece of music in one go, and the process is quite interesting~

The use of guitar in Hotel California can be regarded as one of the classic arrangements in history, especially the 1994 live version. So I made some deletions in the vocal part, focusing on the two guitar solos of the prelude and the ending. Hope you like it!

The costume this time is Wei Jin style wide-sleeved cross-collared Hanfu. For the convenience of plucking the instrument, panbo are added. (襻膊, pàn bó, originated from the Song Dynasty, a tool used to roll up the sleeves for easy operation), the hat is a hand-woven straw hat, the overall mix and match looks relatively "plain", and it feels like the rice planting will start in the next second hahahahahahaha~

My gosh, this is absolutely astonishing. For a while, you will not recognize the song, but stay with it to the end. It is absolutely mesmerizing hand work and musicianship. Her graceful flowing arms and hands while playing are incredible.

I cannot imagine the hours and hours of dedication and practice to achieve this level of mastery.

I've not heard of her before; here's a profile:

Moyun (墨韵, also known as 墨韵随步摇) is a Hong Kong-based musician and professional guzheng player who has gained a large international following for her unique style of blending traditional Chinese music with modern pop and rock.

The Instrument: The guzheng — a traditional Chinese zither — has roots traceable to before the 6th century BC and has a distinctly sweet, melodious sound. It features up to 21 movable strings and bridges.

Her Style: Her music mainly consists of blending this age-old instrument with electronic sections and modern influences, bringing it to life while also respecting its origins and long history. She covers everything from rock to pop, hip hop, and classical, and also creates original pieces.

Notable Covers: She has gained a following covering modern songs on the guzheng, including Linkin Park's "Numb," The Kid Laroi's "Stay," and AC/DC's "Thunderstruck." She has also covered Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine" and The Eagles' "Hotel California."

Mysterious Persona: She never shows her face in any of her videos. Her unique costumes err on the traditional side, allowing audiences worldwide to focus entirely on the music.

Her Mission: By sharing these covers, Moyun hopes to promote the instrument she loves and break stereotypes people have of traditional Chinese instruments. She has said: "Chinese culture tends to be abstract. It's not really accessible. But pop culture is accessible. By putting the two together, I hope the audience can appreciate my music."

Reach: She has amassed over 380,000 subscribers on YouTube alone, with some videos reaching over 10 million views. She first uploaded to Bilibili (China's major video platform) in 2014 with a cover of the hit Japanese song "Senbonzakura."

Great post for music lovers.

Now let’s hear the deafening silence of the woke folk as they won’t stupidly call this “cultural appropriation”.

You see non-westerners can freely “appropriate” western music of any kind, and the woke Left will see nothing wrong about it. And neither do I, as imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Yet the reverse condition - some westerner doing an electric guitar version of some classical Chinese piece - would get howls of “cultural appropriation” from westerners IN THE WEST.

Wow, that is outstanding. He's amazing. Thanks for sharing that.

Sungha Jung (정성하) is a South Korean acoustic fingerstyle guitarist, born on September 2, 1996, in Cheongju, South Korea.

He specializes in acoustic fingerstyle guitar, creating covers and arrangements — typically by ear or by watching videos — as well as composing original songs, all of which he uploads online. He is often described as a guitar prodigy, though he prefers to simply be called a "guitarist." His YouTube channel has over 7 million subscribers.

He developed an interest in guitar after watching his father play, and his first idol was Japanese guitarist Kotaro Oshio, from whom he developed his love of fingerstyle technique.

His cover of "Hotel California" by The Eagles is one of his most celebrated performances — he reimagines the iconic rock song as a solo acoustic fingerstyle piece, showcasing his ability to carry melody, harmony, and rhythm all at once on a single guitar. It's a stunning arrangement and a great example of why he became so well known worldwide.

Do you like "Air Ground" by Antoine Dufour? 12-string finger style with percussion on the guitar body. Amazing work.

Antoine Dufour was born February 18, 1980, in L'Épiphanie, Quebec, Canada. He started playing guitar at age fifteen and went on to study at the CEGEP in Joliette, where his teacher introduced him to Leo Kottke, Don Ross, and Michael Hedges — all of whom clearly influenced his style. He placed second at the 2005 Canadian Guitar Festival's Fingerstyle Guitar Championship, then took first place in 2006, and also placed third at the 2006 International Finger Style Guitar Championship in Winfield, Kansas.

"Air Ground" is from his fourth album Back & Forth. It's a mesmerizing piece — that deep percussive thump on the body combined with the rich shimmer of the 12-string is instantly recognizable once you hear it again. He uses a custom open tuning (Eb Bb C G Bb D) for that song too, which gives it that lush, unusual sound.

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