Hong Kong’s Forgotten Soundtrack: From Cantonese Opera to Canto-Pop Glory

Описание: 🎶 What if the REAL history of Hong Kong isn’t in textbooks… but in its songs?

Join us on a 5-minute sonic journey through “Old Hong Kong” — from the gongs of post-war Cantonese opera that healed a refugee city, to Sam Hui’s revolutionary Cantonese anthems, and the golden age superstars (Leslie, Anita, Alan) who turned neon dreams into global hits.
Discover:
✅ The “Lion Rock Spirit” hidden in 80s lyrics
✅ How Canto-pop forged a unique HK identity
✅ Why Beyond’s “Boundless Oceans” still echoes in protests today

[0:00] Intro: The song that defined your childhood
[0:30] Cantonese Opera — the soul of 1950s HK
[1:35] Sam Hui ignites the Canto-pop revolution
[2:20] Superstar rivalries & the 80s boom
[2:55] 1997 anxiety in music
[3:40] Why these echoes matter NOW

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Sources: Yiu-Wai Chu (2017), Ackbar Abbas (1997), archival footage