#cantomusic

QUOTE OF THE DAY Mon, Aug 30, 2021 "The English term 'Cantopop' did not come into existence until the 1970s, when Billboard correspondent Hans Ebert used it 'to describe the locally produced popular music in Hong Kong' in 1978. It was perhaps not a coincidence that 1974 was widely considered to have marked the rise of Cantopop. As noted in a historical account of Hong Kong, '[t]he year 1974 saw the creation of Cantopop, sentimental love songs with Cantonese lyrics backed by Western-style pop music.'" - Yiu-Wai Chu, Hong Kong Cantopop: A Concise History

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