Chinese song, Edison cylinder 12765
A Cantonese song recorded in San Francisco in 1902 by Walter H. Miller for Edison, almost certainly by Chinatown theatre musicians. Public domain in the US as a pre-1923 recording (the item carries no licence tag); digital transfer by Michael Sims, 2019.
- Performer
- Unknown singer with ensemble
- Instruments
- Voice 聲, Mixed ensemble 合奏
- Era
- Late Qing
- Recorded
- 1902
- Length
- 2:18
- Licence
- Public domain
- Source
- Internet Archive
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