Looking for good independent Chinese music? Neocha delivers

Here's an interview I recently did with Neocha SEO Sean Leow. Sean gives us the low-down on the changing Chinese creative landscape as well as talking about his company, Neocha - a social network of creative Chinese who upload everything from pictures to music.

Also in the article are links to Neocha's cool NEXT player, which streams non-stop independent Chinese music free for all to listen to. Let it never be said again that China doesn't have any "good" music.

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Tomorrow’s Afternoon Tea - Free Chinese Indie Music 3 weeks 1 day ago

Tomorrow's Afternoon Tea is a collection of 10 songs by female artists (or groups with female vocalists) distributed by China's premier online creative network - Neocha - under there Netlabel label. If you want some good Chinese indie music, be sure to check out this free download (about 40 MB).

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The first part in an introductory report on the state of the Chinese independent music industry, written from a western industry perspective.

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It's hard to not lose faith in the Chinese music scene. It would appear, on the surface at least, that China is happy enough filling their ears with prefab crap - but this article shows there's hope in the wings.

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