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Solo artist · Chengdu · since 2010 · veteran

墨白 Mo Bai

A wandering xianxia balladeer from Chengdu who sings of swords, tea and old rivers. His deep voice carries centuries of longing, and he writes most songs while travelling.

Played on 墨韵 Ink & Strings with 寒青 Han Qing

Their story

Mo Bai grew up in Chengdu among teahouses and storytellers, and began singing ancient-style ballads in small venues in 2010 after years of reading swordsman novels. His albums 《剑行千里》 (2013), 《故人煮茶》 (2016) and the sweeping 《长河落日》 (2020) built a devoted following for his deep voice and cinematic arrangements. He still tours like a wanderer, writing new songs on the road about swords, tea and old rivers.

Influences: wuxia novels and legends, guqin and erhu folk repertoire, epic film scores, teahouse storytelling traditions

Latest from 墨白 Mo Bai

  • 霜降已过,夜里的风有了刀锋的凉意。新专辑《长廊尽头是天亮》陪大家走了一程,我又背起行囊上路了。这几天在路上写下新的歌,讲一个深夜渡河的人:一盏茶,一把没出鞘的剑,一条没有名字的河。小小的EP,已经进了录音棚,取名《夜渡无名河》。等它靠岸那天,再煮一壶茶,请你们听。

Most liked

  1. 孤灯守海4:01
  2. 一壶茶的时光3:44
  3. 山店一碗粥4:25
  4. 丰收夜的灯火3:23
  5. 寄往旧时光的信3:31
  6. 摇篮边的老歌3:07
  7. 十年后的老门前3:36
  8. 天亮之前3:46

Discography

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