ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <TITLE>Kungpao China Rock Revival Band</TITLE> </head> <basefont face="verdana" size="2"> <BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="ffffff" LINK="#000000" VLINK="#000000" alink="red"> <FONT FACE="Verdana"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" width="296" height="82"> <tr> <td width="288" height="78"><img border="0" src="../images/Kungpao_label.gif" width="331" height="75"></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> </font> <FONT FACE="Arial CE, Arial"> <TABLE BORDER=0 width="220" cellspacing="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH=90> <FONT SIZE=1><font color="#FF0000"> esky <BR> </font> <BR> <A HREF="index.shtml"><IMG SRC="czech.gif" width="30" height="20" alt=" eatina"> </A> </font></TD> </font> <TD WIDTH=102> <FONT SIZE=1 color="#FF0000">&#31616;&#20307;&#20013;&#25991; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=1 color="#FFFF00">&#26032;</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial CE, Arial"><FONT SIZE=1><FONT SIZE=1 color="#FFFF00">!</FONT><BR> <BR> </FONT> <A HREF="cindex.htm"><IMG SRC="china.gif" width="30" height="20" alt="Under construction"></A> </font> </TD> <TD WIDTH=100><FONT SIZE=1><font color="#FF0000">English</font><BR> <BR> </FONT> <A HREF="eindex.shtml"><IMG SRC="english.gif" width="30" height="20" alt="English"></A> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <FONT FACE="Verdana"> <HR> </font> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="14%" align="center"><A href="czaboutus.htm"><font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="1">about us</font></A></td> <td width="14%" align="center"><A href="ehistory.htm"><font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="1">history</font></A></td> <td width="14%" align="center"><A href="ekoncert.htm"><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#FFFF00">concerts</font></A><font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td width="14%" align="center"><A href="czgalerie.htm"><font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="1">photogallery</font></A></td> <td width="14%" align="center"><A href="ensongs.htm"><font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="1">songs</font></A></td> <td width="15%" align="center"><A href="czcontact.htm"><font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="1">contact us</A></font></font></td> <td width="15%" align="center"><A href="czbigbeatchina.htm"><font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="1">rock in china</font></A></td> <td width="15%" align="center"><A href="czlinks.htm"><font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="1">links</A></font></td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp; </p> <div align="left"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="15"> <tr> <td width="72%" height="116" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><font color="#FFFF00" face="Verdana"> <p align="left"> <font size="2" COLOR="#ff0000">Kungpao</FONT><font size="2" color="#ffffff"> is a Czech band with more than a decade of existence, whose repertoire consists mainly of cover versions of Chinese rock hits from 1980's on, for many of which besides "traditional rock instruments", some of the Chinese traditional instruments are also used. The band sings only in Chinese (and also its dialects, including the Czech sub-dialect). One of the innovations of the last couple of years, exceeding the original production plan, are remakes of Czechoslovak underground songs, as well as adding music to Chinese lyrics of various authors. <BR> The active members are: <font size="2" color="red"><i>He Zhida, He Yang, Liang Wenqin, Lu Kaishi</i></font> and <font size="2" color="red"><i>Gao Mike</i></font>, for more details about the members and their photos click <A HREF="czaboutus.htm"><font color="#FFFF00">here</font></a> (in Czech).<BR> Here you can check some of our music: <BR> <a href="/MP3/KungFull/09-Shehuizhuyi.mp3"><img src="sound.gif" width="20" height="20" border="0"> <font color="yellow"> Socialism Is Better</font></a>, <a href="/MP3/KungFull/05-Woyaoqian.mp3"><img src="sound.gif" width="20" height="20" border="0"> <font color="yellow"> I Want Money</font></a>, <a href="/MP3/KungFull/01-Alishan.mp3"><img src="sound.gif" width="20" height="20" border="0"> <font color="yellow"> A Girl From Ali Mountains</font></a>, <a href="/MP3/KungFull/02-Duimian.mp3"><img src="sound.gif" width="20" height="20" border="0"> <font color="yellow"> A Girl From Opposite Side</font></a><BR> For more songs you may also refer to our <a href="/ensongs.htm"><font color="yellow">MP3s and lyrics page</font></a> in English.<BR> </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 color="#FF0000">This website has been banned in China, due to unknown reasons it has been impossible to access it from P. 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China roughly since the time of the Olympics.</font><BR><BR> <td valign="TOP"> <font size="1"<BR></font> <P> <A HREF="img/Simon/kungpao13.jpg"><img src="img/Simon/thumbnail/kungpao13.jpg" width="300" height="198" border="0" hspace=10></A></BR> <FONT SIZE=1>Foto (C) Simon Chang <A HREF="http://www.simon.chinito.com"><font color="#FFFF00">www.simon.chinito.com</font></A></FONT> </P> </TD> <tr> <td width="26%" valign="top" align="left"> <marquee align=left behavior=alternate width=87 height="18"><font size="2" COLOR="#ffb090">News!!!</FONT></marquee></font></p> <a href="img/cover3.jpg"><img src="img/cover3.jpg" width="350"></a> </td> <td width="46%" valign="top" align="left" <br><br> <font size="2" COLOR="#ffb090"> <FONT SIZE=2 color="#FF0000">On January 28th, 2012</font><font size="2" COLOR="#ffffff">, at about 10 p.m. at Hotel Belvedere</font><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">, address: Milady Horákové 19, Prague 7, this our performance is a part of the <A HREF="http://ccspol.net/pripravovane.php"><font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="2">Oriental Ball</font></A> held by <A HREF="http://ccspol.net"><font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="2">Czech-Sino Society</FONT></A>, the whole ball starts at 5:30 p. m., admission is 150/250 CZK. <BR><BR> We have a new bass player, Ondra Cernos!</font><BR><BR> <FONT SIZE=2 color="#FF0000">On November 12th, 2011</font>, from 6.30 p. m., we played at Limonadovy Joe Club, as an opening act at Porucha Band anniversary celebration. Club address: Pasaz Kotva, Revolucni 1, Prague 1.<BR><BR> <font size="2" COLOR="#ffb090"><FONT SIZE=2 color="#FF0000">On May 19th, 2011, </font> our exceptional long awaited and several times postponed concert to our 10th anniversary (in fact almost 12th) took place at <font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#FF0000" size="2">Futurum</font> club in Prague 5.<br>We launched our new CD-single (EP) <FONT SIZE=2 color="#FF0000"> N / | | |</font> with 3 new songs having our considerable authorial participation (see cover at the left)! The original booklet was designed by <A HREF="http://www.fmparty.cz"><font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="2">www.fmparty.cz</font></A> and contains full Chinese and Czech lyrics of the songs. Our supporting guests were our friends from <A HREF="http://tajneslunce.345.cz"><font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="2">Tajne slunce / The Hidden Sun</font></A> Band. There was also other accompanying programme performed by other interesting guests OBLBoys. <BR> You can order our CD via e-mail at <font face="Verdana" color="#FFFF00" size="2">laifr(at)email.cz</font>, the price is 7 EUR including postage. <BR><BR><BR> <font size="2" COLOR="#ffb090"><FONT SIZE=2 color="#FF0000">In mid May 2010 </font> our six-day tour of England took place. <FONT SIZE=2 color="#FF0000">On May 18th, 2010</font> we played at Raynor Lounge, University of Sheffield Students Union Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TG, and on <FONT SIZE=2 color="#FF0000">May 22th, 2010</font>, we played at Islington Chinese Association 21 Hatchard Rd, ARCHWAY, London, N194NG. The photogallery with English comments will be available soon, now you can check the <a href="czgalerieturneuk.htm"><font color="yellow">Czech version of the photogallery</font></a>.<BR><BR><BR> </td> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan="2"> <font size="2" COLOR="#ffffff">For more artistic images of the band by Simon Chang click <A HREF="czaboutus.htm"><font color="#FFFF00">here</a></font>.</FONT><BR><BR> <FONT COLOR="ffffff" SIZE="2">Also, we have got a profile on <A HREF="http://www.myspace.com/kungpaocz"><FONT COLOR="#FFFF00">myspace.com</FONT></A>, where you can listen to several more songs, post us a comment or get to know us personally.<BR><BR> If you wish to be informed in advance about our performances by SMS or e-mail, please submit your contact information to the e-mail address <font color="#ffff00">laifr()email.cz</font>. </FONT> <font size="2" COLOR="#ffffff"> <BR><BR> Here you can find some <A HREF="czgalerie.htm"><font color="#FFFF00">newer</font></A> and also <A HREF="older.htm"><font color="#FFFF00">older</font></A> photogalleries.<BR> Between November 10th and 20th, 2007, we took our second mini-tour of China. Further info and photogallery is <A HREF="engalerieturnecina07.htm"><font color="#FFFF00">here</font></A>. <br> <BR> Zdenek has already come back from China. <A HREF="http://cinstina-preklady.wz.cz"><font color="#FFFF00">Vaclav</font></A> works back in Prague, so the band can perform and rehearse with more time flexibility. In 2007, <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/user/Chmelarcik"><FONT COLOR="YELLOW">Jan Chmelarcik</FONT></A>, who is one of our original establishing members, returned back to us, enabling the band to restore its activities in a full extent. He brought in some new Chinese instruments as the <i>guzheng</i> zither and mouth organ <i>sheng</i>.<BR></font> </td> <td width="300"><P ALIGN=CENTER> <object width="300" height="200"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MHDeSNsTamk&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MHDeSNsTamk&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="300" height="200"></embed></object> <BR><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="ffffff">Muchomurky bile (White Fly Agarics, our Chinese remake of the Czech famous underground song) on May 20, 2008 at Na Slamniku</FONT><BR><BR> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/user/Chmelarcik"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="YELLOW">Other videos from our concerts in Czech Republic and China and also other interesting musical stuff you can see here in Jan Chmelarcik's YouTube profile.</FONT></A> </p></td> </tr> </table> <br> <font color="red" size="2"> <hr size="1"></font> <br><p><FONT SIZE="2" color="#ff0000">Older News</font></p> <p> <!-- <table cellspacing="10" border="0"> <tr> <td width="800" align="top"> --> <img border="3" align="right" valign="top" src="../images/KUNGPAOvLN10apr06-hlavnistr.gif" width="236" height="138"> <font size="2">On </font><font face="verdana" size="2" color="red">May 10th, 2006,</font><font color="white" size="2"> <i>Lidové noviny</i>, one of the leading Czech newspapers, while covering almost one page with the performance of the Rolling Stones in Shanghai 2 days ago, also published a brief article titled <A href="czinmedia_LNapr102006.htm"><i><font color="#FFFF00">The Chinese stroked out Socialism</font> </i></A> covering our first tour to China in January 2006.</font> <!-- </td> <td width="236" valign="bottom" > --> <!-- </td> </tr> </table> --> </p> <div align="left"> <table border="0"> <tr> <td width="215" height="127"><img border="3" src="../images/ARK_FU.gif" width="210" height="153"></td> <td width="346" height="127" valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana"><FONT SIZE=2 color="#FF0000">Between January 6th and 24th, 2006,</font> <FONT SIZE=2 color="#FFFFFF"> we featured in a Foreigners' TV Art Competition in China that was organized in Beijing and we also had several concerts in Beijing and Shanghai, <A HREF="engalerieturnecina06.htm"><font color="#FFFF00">here</font></A><FONT SIZE=2 color="#FFFFFF"> you can find more comments and photos to this event.</font></BR> <A HREF="http://bn.sina.com.cn/2006-09-13/141924266.html"><FONT SIZE=2 color="#FFFF00"><br>Here is our contest performance, as it was later broadcasted on Chinese TV (in Mandarin).</font></A> </font> </td> </tr></table> <br> <p> <FONT SIZE=2> The Czech section of <font color="#FF0000">China Radio International</font>&nbsp; brought in mid March 2006 an interview with us, titled <a href="czinmedia_CRImarch03.htm"><font color="#FFFF00">Czech Kungpao Band in China</font></a> (in Czech).&nbsp; </p> </div> <div align="left"> <table border="0" width="848" height="64"> <tr> <td width="652" height="60"><font face="Verdana"> <FONT SIZE=2 color="#FF0000">On October 5th, 2005,</font> <FONT SIZE=2 color="#FFFFFF"> we featured in Czech TV Channel 2 programme Kosmopolis. There was a short interview with our members and several shots from our concert and rehearsal.</font> </font> </td> <td width="182" height="60"><img border="0" src="../images/CeskaTelevize_logo.gif" width="180" height="21"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p><font face="Verdana"> <B><BR> </b></font> </font> <FONT FACE="Arial CE, Arial"> <FONT SIZE=2> <B> <BR> </p> <HR> <FONT SIZE=2 COLOR="#00ff99"> <BR> </b> <P ALIGN=CENTER> <Font size=1 color="#FFFFFF">Last update on January 12th, 2012</font></BR></BR> <Font size=-1 color="#FFFFFF"> This website<FONT SIZE=2> is </font> sponsored by the server www.webpage.cz </font> <B><BR> <a href="/banner/go.php?id=9993408240.61997900" target="_top"><img width="468" height="60" src="/banner/image.php?id=9993408240.61997900&rand=qeN4CXmM" border=1></a> </P> </b> </FONT> </font> <B> <font face="Arial CE, Arial"><b><b><font face="Arial CE, Arial"><b><b> <P ALIGN=CENTER><font color="#FFFFFF" size="1"></font></P><font size=4 color="bbbbbb"> <BR> <P ALIGN=CENTER><img src="/cgi-bin/vcounter.cgi?user=hkungpao&page=main&style=odometer&digits=4" border="0"></font> <BR> <a href="http://www.toplist.cz/"><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write ('<img src="http://toplist.cz/count.asp?id=191898&http='+escape(document.referrer)+'&t='+escape(document.title)+'" width="88" height="31" border=0 alt="TOPlist" />'); //--></script><noscript><img src="http://toplist.cz/count.asp?id=191898" border="0" alt="TOPlist" width="88" height="31" /></noscript></a> </P></b></b></font> <FONT FACE="Arial CE, Arial"><B><B><font face="Arial CE, Arial"><b><b></b></b></font><FONT SIZE=4 COLOR="bbbbbb"><br> </font></b></b></font> </font> </BODY> </html>