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Neko Zhang
Wanton Desires
Genres: Folk, International Music, Jazz, Pop, R&B

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. The Yao Song
2. Open Sesame Wonton Prelude
3. Wanton Desires
4. Delirious
5. So in Love
6. Colors of Wind
7. Tangled
8. (Me No) Butterfly Girl
9. 3 Little Words
10. Friend
11. Dancing in the Same Dream
12. The Yao Song (Chinese Version)

CD Details

All Artists: Neko Zhang
Title: Wanton Desires
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Well Go Records
Release Date: 7/1/2004
Genres: Folk, International Music, Jazz, Pop, R&B
Styles: Traditional Folk, Contemporary Folk, Smooth Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, Contemporary R&B
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 181582000999

Synopsis

Description

"Wanton Desires" is the debut CD of Neko Zhang. Born and raised in China. Neko has a silky smooth, exotic vocal style. The CD, mostly in English, begins with "The Yao Song", an inspiring pop/dance tribute to the superstar basketball player. The title track follows, and suddenly we find Neko singing as a waitress in a Chinese restaurant. This satirical song written by Neko and producer Dean Bailin, shows how "things" in the US appear to this light-hearted, lovable waitress. The song contains a "musical fortune cookie" that causes the listener to exclaim "Ah!" when pondering the enclosed fortune. Then comes the sexy and jazzy "Delirious", the gentle yet powerful and funky "So In Love", and the listener starts to realize that whatever the style of song, Neko makes it "uniquely" her own. By the end, it1s back to "The Yao Song", but with Chinese vocals. The listener doesn1t need to understand Chinese to feel the true fun and inspiration in this high energy track. After hearing this CD, many might reflect on any preconceptions they had about what to expect from a Chinese recording artist. "Wanton Desires" musically illustrates the modern, evolving relationship between peoples of Eastern and Western cultures. This is pop music for people of all ages, wherever they may come from.

CD Reviews

Great music, gifted style!

Jimmy Liu | NYC | 11/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Colors of Wind" is my favorate, very romantic, very imaginative, and very philosophical (with kind of Zen spirit)! "Wanton Desires" is very creative, it brings the boring Chinese menu items to a song in such a fun and comfortable way, lively depicts many Chinese immigrants' life...The fact that we may have wonton every now and then seems to be a trivial thing, however, wanton is the very way of making a living for quite some people and their families, it has much more meaning than a simple food... Neko has a keen observation on the things around and has an intuitive inspiration from her experiences. Her voice is very special, somewhat similar to a famous Chinese singer named Deng LiJun, plus Neko has more Jazz , R&B, or even Chinese folksong elements. As far as "Yao Song", I like it, it keeps my spirit high ! Jimmy @ New York"

VH1 Diva-To-Be

musikmuse | 08/04/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Rarely does one hear a debut album that could be followed up successfully in so many different directions. Neko can deliver a bouncy pop hook (Butterfly Girl and the Chinese version of the Yao Song), channel Karen Carpenter or early Olivia Newton John (So In Love, 3 Little Words, Friend) and -- my favorite -- adopt the smoky, sultry chanteuse (Tangled, Delirious). If you want to discover a new crossover artist before she goes into heavy rotation on VH1, buy this album now."