Cobra (band)
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Cobra is an all-female rock band from Beijing, China. The band formed in 1989, becoming the first all-female rock band in mainland China. With only one album out, they disbanded in the late 1990s. Their style was a gloomy type of blues rock with a slight touch of New Wave dreamscape. Cobra was very popular in the beginning of their career.
Group members include Yang Ying, Yu Jin, Wang Xiaofang, and Xiao Nan. They have played at CBGB in New York City.
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[edit] Discography
- 1994 - Hypocrisy (Germany)
- 1996 - Hypocrisy (USA)
- 1996 - Cobra (China)
- 2000 - Cobra II (China)
[edit] References
- Wong, Cynthia P. (2005). "Lost Lambs": Rock, Gender, Authenticity, and A Generational Response to Modernity in the People's Republic of China." Ph.D. dissertation. New York, New York: Columbia University, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Cobra fansite
- Review of Cobra II
- Cobra page from Rock in China site
- Yang Ying official site
- Wang Xiaofang's site
[edit] See also
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