Liu Yijun

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Liu Yijun (simplified Chinese: 刘义军; pinyin: Líu Yìjūn, affectionately known as "Laowu" (Chinese: 老五; pinyin: Lǎo Wǔ}, born 1963, Tianjin) is a Chinese heavy metal guitarist and member of the band Tang Dynasty. He left the band in the late 1990s following the death of bassist Zhang Ju, had a stint in solo performances, and eventually rejoined in 2002. He is known to be one of the first Chinese metal-rock guitarists, who also performs ethnically-oriented guitar compositions. Having sold two-million authentically released copies of Tang Dynasty's debut album, Lao Wu and the Tang Dynasty band have limited international recognition, but are are quite popular in China despite the media climate not conducive to promoting local rock music talents. Liu has recorded two solo albums under the name Tang Chao Lao Wu (Chinese: 唐朝老五; pinyin: Táng Cháo Lǎo Wǔ), which musically falls more under the world music genre than the rock music genre.

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• Chinese rock