Guo Yue (musician)
Guo Yue simplified Chinese: 郭跃; traditional Chinese: 郭躍; pinyin: Guō Yuè | |
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Guo Yue and Mim Sulieman | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1958 (age 66–67) Beijing |
| Genres | Chinese traditional, contemporary, film |
| Instrument(s) | dizi, bawu |
| Years active | c1980–present |
| Labels | Real World |
Guo Yue (simplified Chinese: 郭跃; traditional Chinese: 郭躍; pinyin: Guō Yuè; born 1958) is a virtuoso of the dizi (Chinese bamboo flute) and bawu (Chinese free reed pipe). He was born in Beijing, China. He plays a wide range of the bamboo flute and currently lives in London. He has recorded for Peter Gabriel's Real World label. He is also dedicated to cooking, and has found ways of combining cookery with flute playing at some of his concerts.