White Angel

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White Angel or The White Angel, 白天使 (Bai Tian Shi), Beijing rock band


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Lineup

Guitars: Lao Wu (Liu Yi Gun) 刘义君

Bass: Liu Jun Li 刘君利

Guitars: Feng Man Tian 冯满天

Keyboards: Zang Tian Shuo 臧天朔

Drums: Cheng Jin 程进

History

Beijing rock band founded in 1986. Members at that time included Lao Wu on guitars, Liu Jun Li on bass, Feng Man Tian on guitars, Zang Tian Shuo on keyboards and Cheng Jin on drums. The following artists have participated with White Angel in one or the other way: Wang Di, Qin Qi, Qin Yong, Gao Qi and Chen Jin. There were only a few original songs played along with several Western cover songs. They were one of the few bands that was allowed to perform 1988 in the Capital Workers Gymnasium Indoor Stadium. However at that time, Lao Wu was not on guitars, but Gao Qi was.

In 1989, they produced a record, with the following lineup: Liu Jun Li, Lao Wu, Cheng Jin, Zang Tian Shuo and Wang Di. The tape was released, however due to the Tiananmen Incident more than a few hundred copies could not be sold. Later in Liu Jun Li left the band and entered the band of Cui Jian, which was one (but a major one) for the break up of White Angel.

In 1995, six years after the break up, their original album was reprinted and released.

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