Destination Bermuda - 25 Yearning Melodies for You

Description

If one imagines, in a romantic way, making one’s way through the bustle of Hong Kong harbor aboard a junk, rock & roll is not the first thing that comes to mind. Yet the Far East, inaccessible China and its centuries-old culture, as well as Hong Kong’s special status, became popular musical themes in the 1950s and early 1960s, not least because the United States became the new homeland of millions of Chinese immigrants from the 19th century onward. Hong Kong itself was part of the British Empire as an enclave. It was here that the Eastern and European worlds met. With its culinary specialties, the chinagongs or the strange sounds of the Chinese zither, the fascination of great cities like Hong Kong or Shanghai - a multitude of themes were reflected in the rock 'n' roll and country music of the 50s and early 60s. Jerry Lee Lewis sings the classic Hong Kong Blues written by Hoagy Carmichael, Webb Pierce arrives in Hong Kong unwillingly, and Annisteen Allen is about to explode and makes it clear to her guy that if he keeps this up, the atomic bomb will be nothing compared to her anger. We wish you lots of enjoyment on this musical journey through foreign sound worlds and a fascinating exotic and oriental universe! You may not want to go home anymore.