Li Jinhui
Li Jinhui | |||||||||
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| Born | 5 September 1891 | ||||||||
| Died | 15 February 1967 (aged 75) Shanghai, PR China | ||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Producer, composer, songwriter | ||||||||
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| Children | Li Minghui Li Xiaofeng Li Lili (adopted) | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 黎錦暉 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黎锦晖 | ||||||||
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| Genres | Shidaiqu, Mandopop | ||||||||
| Instrument | Guqin | ||||||||
Li Jinhui (Chinese: 黎錦暉; pinyin: Lí Jǐnhuī; 5 September 1891 – 15 February 1967 although some sources suggest he died 1968) was a Chinese composer and songwriter born in Xiangtan, Hunan, Qing China. He created a new musical form with shidaiqu after the fall of the Qing Dynasty—moving away from established musical forms. The Nationalist government attempted to ban Li's music. Critics branded his music as "Yellow Music", a form of pornography, because of its sexual associations and he was branded a "corruptor" of public morals. This kind of music was banned in China after the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949, and Li was eventually hounded to his death, a victim of political persecution in 1967 during the height of the Cultural Revolution.