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Chapters: Hong Kong Jazz Guitarists, Wong Ka Kui, Herman Li, Paul Wong, Eugene Pao. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wong Ka-Kui (June 10, 1962 - June 30, 1993) was a Hong Kong composer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the founder of the Hong Kong rock band Beyond. He composed more than 90 percent of the songs for Beyond and wrote a few award-winning lyrics. Ka-Kui is remembered for his musical talents as well as his unique and powerful voice that is able to convey a number of emotions. His songs are often addressing humanity and social issues such as injustice, war and peace, racism, poverty, family and pursuit of dream. Wong Ka-Kui had a great influence on at least a generation of Chinese because of his outlook on life and the spirit of never giving up. He devoted his entire life to achieve change in the Hong Kong music industry and also tried to make a difference in the world. While filming a gameshow for Fuji Television in Japan on June 24, 1993, Wong Ka-Kui fell off a 3 meter platform head first, and was hospitalized immediately. He died after spending several days in coma due to internal bleeding from head injuries. While a teenager, Wong Ka-Kui was greatly interested in European and American music. At age 15, Wong Ka-Kui and his brother, Wong Ka Keung found a broken acoustic guitar. They decided to give it to their neighbor, who knows how to play the guitar. Their neighbor said that it's a bad guitar and rejects the gift. Wong Ka-Kui fixes it and begins to play the guitar himself. From that moment on, he spent most of the time learning music on his own while still working in other jobs. His friends described Ka-Kui as a music maniac because he would never feel tired of playing music. In an...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1303670 ... Read more

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Chapters: Chinese Classical Guitarists, Hong Kong Guitarists, Taiwanese Guitarists, Wong Ka Kui, Xuefei Yang, Jerryc, Tian Yuan, Chen Zhi, Herman Li, Paul Wong, Li Jie, Liu Yijun, Su Meng, Wang Yameng, Chen Shanshan. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wong Ka-Kui (June 10, 1962 - June 30, 1993) was a Hong Kong composer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the founder of the Hong Kong rock band Beyond. He composed more than 90 percent of the songs for Beyond and wrote a few award-winning lyrics. Ka-Kui is remembered for his musical talents as well as his unique and powerful voice that is able to convey a number of emotions. His songs are often addressing humanity and social issues such as injustice, war and peace, racism, poverty, family and pursuit of dream. Wong Ka-Kui had a great influence on at least a generation of Chinese because of his outlook on life and the spirit of never giving up. He devoted his entire life to achieve change in the Hong Kong music industry and also tried to make a difference in the world. While filming a gameshow for Fuji Television in Japan on June 24, 1993, Wong Ka-Kui fell off a 3 meter platform head first, and was hospitalized immediately. He died after spending several days in coma due to internal bleeding from head injuries. While a teenager, Wong Ka-Kui was greatly interested in European and American music. At age 15, Wong Ka-Kui and his brother, Wong Ka Keung found a broken acoustic guitar. They decided to give it to their neighbor, who knows how to play the guitar. Their neighbor said that it's a bad guitar and rejects the gift. Wong Ka-Kui fixes it and begins to play the guitar himself. From that moment on, he spent most of the time learning music on his own while ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1303670 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wong Ka-Kui (June 10, 1962 - June 30, 1993) was a Hong Kong composer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the founder of the Hong Kong rock band Beyond. He composed more than 90 percent of the songs for Beyond and wrote a few award-winning lyrics. Ka-Kui is remembered for his musical talents as well as his unique and powerful voice that is able to convey a number of emotions. His songs are often addressing humanity and social issues such as injustice, war and peace, racism, poverty, family and pursuit of dream. ... Read more

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Chapters: Wong Ka Kui, Paul Wong, Wong Ka Keung, Yip Sai Wing. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wong Ka-Kui (June 10, 1962 - June 30, 1993) was a Hong Kong composer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the founder of the Hong Kong rock band Beyond. He composed more than 90 percent of the songs for Beyond and wrote a few award-winning lyrics. Ka-Kui is remembered for his musical talents as well as his unique and powerful voice that is able to convey a number of emotions. His songs are often addressing humanity and social issues such as injustice, war and peace, racism, poverty, family and pursuit of dream. Wong Ka-Kui had a great influence on at least a generation of Chinese because of his outlook on life and the spirit of never giving up. He devoted his entire life to achieve change in the Hong Kong music industry and also tried to make a difference in the world. While filming a gameshow for Fuji Television in Japan on June 24, 1993, Wong Ka-Kui fell off a 3 meter platform head first, and was hospitalized immediately. He died after spending several days in coma due to internal bleeding from head injuries. While a teenager, Wong Ka-Kui was greatly interested in European and American music. At age 15, Wong Ka-Kui and his brother, Wong Ka Keung found a broken acoustic guitar. They decided to give it to their neighbor, who knows how to play the guitar. Their neighbor said that it's a bad guitar and rejects the gift. Wong Ka-Kui fixes it and begins to play the guitar himself. From that moment on, he spent most of the time learning music on his own while still working in other jobs. His friends described Ka-Kui as a music maniac because he would never feel tired of playing music. In an interview, Ka-Kui re...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1303670 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Hong Kong Rappers, Hong Kong Rock Musicians, Edison Chen, Wong Ka Kui, Sam Lee, Paul Wong, Ghost Style, Wong Ka Keung, Yip Sai Wing, Mizz Eva. Excerpt: Edison Koon-Hei Chen is a Hong Kong-based Chinese Canadian film actor, rapper, Cantopop singer, model, record producer, fashion designer, and a pop icon. Chen is also the founder of CLOT Inc., and the CEO of Clot Media Division Limited. His native language is English, he is able to speak and sing Cantonese and Mandarin and also speaks conversational Japanese, which allows him to be a part of multiple entertainment industries around the world. On 21 February 2008 he publicly announced that he intended to step away "indefinitely" from the Hong Kong entertainment industry due to the sex photo scandal in 2008. Chen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to parents (father is businessman Edward Chen) of Chinese and 1/8 Portuguese descent. He was a student at R.C. Palmer Secondary School in Richmond, British Columbia and also attended Hong Kong International School. He was in the same tenth grade class as fellow actor Nicholas Tse. In 1999, a talent scout approached Chen while he was clubbing with friends in Hong Kong. He asked him to film a commercial. He was at the age of 19. From then on, his career began with the Japanese film Dead or Alive 2: Birds. He made his Hong Kong film debut in the film Gen-Y Cops in 2000. He starred in many popular films including Infernal Affairs, Infernal Affairs II, Initial D and Dog Bite Dog. His latest film is Trivial Matters. Determined to expand his horizons to countries around the world, he also starred in the Japanese drama Under the Same Moon. In 2000, at the age of 20, Chen landed a record deal with Emperor Entertainment Group. It took him a number... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7437187 ... Read more

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Chapters: Wong Jim, Nicholas Tse, Wong Ka Kui, Justin Lo, Danny Chan, Chet Lam, Khalil Fong, George Lam, Daniel Chan, Paul Wong, Anthony Wong Yiu-Ming, Wong Ka Keung, Ellen Joyce Loo, Yip Sai Wing, Eman Lam, Endy Chow, Richard Lam, Kubert Leung. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 81. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: James Wong Jim (21 February 1940 24 November 2004, also known as "Uncle Jim") was a Cantopop lyricist and writer based primarily in Hong Kong. He was also a well known in Asia as a columnist, actor, film director, screenwriter and talk show hosts. He took part in creative directing positions within the entertainment industry in Hong Kong. Wong was also an alumnus of La Salle College. Wong died of lung cancer after a four-year battle at the age of 64 in 24 November 2004 at 00:46. Wong was born in Panyu, in what now is part of Guangzhou, China and migrated to Hong Kong with his family in 1949. He completed his secondary education at La Salle College. In 1963, he graduated from Chinese Department, Faculty of Arts of the University of Hong Kong. Wong received an MPhil degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1983 for his study in Cantonese opera (A study on the problems of Cantonese opera). In May 2003, in the midst of his fight with lung cancer, he obtained a PhD degree at the Department of Social Science, University of Hong Kong. The title of his thesis was "The rise and decline of cantopop : a study of Hong Kong popular music(1949-1997)". Exhibition of Dr James Wong's works during University of Hong Kong's CAS Openday in October, 2005 Music Blanket is one of James Wong's favourite personal collectionWong had participated in a variety of media fields including advertisement, movie and music. He was best known for his achievements as a lyricist of Cantonese songs in Hong ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1203271 ... Read more

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Chapters: Adrienne Clarkson, Anna May Wong, Myolie Wu, Leland Yee, Gary Locke, Wong Ka Kui, James Wong Howe, Chin Gee Hee, Mei Quong Tart, Christine Ng, Donnie Yen, Adam Cheng, Hiram Fong, Victor Sen Yung, Norman Kwong, Ken Hom, Inky Mark, John Tsang, Jack Yan, James Hong, Betty Ong, Edmond Leung, Joyce Cheng, Flora Chan, Julius Chan, Martin Yan, Chu Ching-Wu, Kwong Sue Duk, Matt Fong, Kylie Kwong, Amy Yip, Paul Wong, Natalie Wong, Arthur Chin, Karl Maka, Tyrus Wong, Kim Ng, Wong Ka Keung, Yip Sai Wing, Yip Sang, Cho Tat Wah, Raymond Chow Kwok Cheung, Cheung Man Kwong, James Tak Wu, Kim Chan, Annie Wu Suk-Ching, Loletta Chu. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 236. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Adrienne Louise Clarkson (née Adrienne Louise Poy, 10 February 1939) is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since that country's confederation. Clarkson is a refugee from Hong Kong, coming with her family to Canada in 1941 to settle and be raised in Ottawa, Ontario. After receiving a number of university degrees, Clarkson worked as a producer and broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and as a journalist for various magazines. Her first diplomatic postings came in the early 1980s, when she promoted Ontario culture in France and other European countries. She was in 1999 appointed as governor general by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien, to replace Roméo LeBlanc as viceroy, and she occupied the post until succeeded by Michaëlle Jean in 2005. While Clarkson's appointment as the Canadian vicereine was generally welcomed at first, she caused some controversy during her time serving as the Queen's representative, mostly due to costs incurred in the operation of her...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=161185 ... Read more