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At Xiangji Pavilion|Art of the People: 33 Versions Documented | |
DATE | 2022/04/22 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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33 Derivative Versions of "Voices of April" |
An elderly man in Shanghai after 70 days of lockdown: “What made us suffer was not Delta, not Omicron — it was people!” | |
DATE | 2022/05/27 |
LOCATION | Shanghai Xujiahui |
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“Tell the next generation: never let this happen again.” |
Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers: The Letter Never Sent | |
DATE | 2022/06/01 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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During the Shanghai lockdown, the Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers created a song dedicated to ordinary heroes amidst the pandemic. |
Shanghai Residents Singing Lo Ta-yu's Tomorrow Will Be Better on the Street | |
DATE | 2022/05/26 |
LOCATION | Yanqing Road, Shanghai |
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Shanghai residents collectively sang Lo Ta-yu’s Tomorrow Will Be Better on the street during the lockdown; police did not directly intervene. |
Shanghai Lockdown Rap: This Song Is Criticizing Russia’s War on Ukraine | |
DATE | 2022/04/22 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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Although the lyrics conclude by stating that the song criticizes Russia and the U.S., the content is more directed at condemning Shanghai's lockdown policies. |
Shanghai Lockdown Version of Monodrama | |
DATE | 2022/04/23 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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Who is directing this play, in this human world of April? |
Performance Art “The Wings of Negativity” | |
DATE | 2022/06/01 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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A Shanghai netizen turned all their used antigen test kits into wings and wore them. |
Song “We Are the Last Generation” | |
DATE | 2022/06/01 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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A song created by netizens after Shanghai’s “reopening,” rejecting the victory celebrations. |
Song Adaptation “Sealing Shanghai Beach” | |
DATE | 2022/03/29 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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A Hong Kong netizen adapted the song Shanghai Beach into a satirical piece mocking the lockdown in Shanghai. |
404 Ensemble: “Do You Hear the People Sing?” | |
DATE | 2022/04/30 |
LOCATION | Multiple artists' homes |
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"The power of music, the sound of silence." |
Shanghai RAP "Vegetable Snatching Song" (Snatch Veggies First, Do PCR Later) | |
DATE | 2022/03/27 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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“Let's all go snatch veggies—if you don't snatch today, there'll be none left. Come tomorrow and it's too expensive. We'll all be hungry together!” |
Rap Song “New Slave” Fiercely Critiques Pandemic Mismanagement in China | |
DATE | 2022/03/30 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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“When freedom and thought are shackled by power, when green lanes are sealed and become dead ends.” |
Yang Xiao’s Works During Lockdown (“Goodbye Language”, etc.) | |
DATE | 2022/04/27 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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“Have you seen the original of this painting? They’re beating someone—like they’re dancing.” |
Rap Song “The Banality of Evil” | |
DATE | 2022/04/23 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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“Why is it that they made the mistake, but I’m the one who suffers?” |
Shanghai Rock Hit “Do the PCR Test” | |
DATE | 2022/04/21 |
LOCATION | Shanghai |
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“I live just to do PCR tests, and even if I die—I’ll still do PCR tests.” |