Pipa power

Lin Di takes a step back from rock to re-examine her folk roots with a new album and tour, Chen Nan reports.

Rock singer and pipa player Lin Di continues to show her versatility with her latest album, The Gossypium Era, which she defines as returning to her folk roots but with an edgy twist. Her goal, she says, is to take listeners back to the New Stone Age with experimental Chinese folk music as she plays her four-stringed Chinese instrument.

After the premiere show on June 14 in her hometown of Shanghai, the 39-year-old held a live concert in Beijing late last month to showcase the new album.