Danwei Music: Chinese American Hardcore band Say Bok Gwai

This episode of Danwei Music is about Say Bok Gwai (死白鬼), San Francisco's first Chinese American hardcore band.

Say Bok Gwai's original compositions are rooted in American punk/thrash/ hardcore music but sung primarily in Cantonese. The subject matter of their lyrics ranges from Chinese American identity to grappling with traditional Chinese values. Their music is not for the timid or easily offended.

Frontman Alex Yeung is a long time San Franciscan musician who has worked in both the local rock and experimental music scenes. Alex serves as the songwriter and guitarist for Say Bok Gwai, as well as playing guitar for the instrumental group Fear of Math. Drummer Andre Custodio has been an integral part of the Bay Area experimental music scene for over 10 years and is also part of the experimental trio, Tri-Cornered Tent Show. Say Bok Gwai has released their self-titled debut CD on Monkey King Reccords.

This episode of Danwei Music was shot and edited by Anna Sophie Loewenberg, with music by Say Bok Gwai and the intro tune by Beijing band Reflector.

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Links:

Say Bok Gwai homepage: www.monkeykingrecords.com/sbg
Say Bok Gwai Myspace page: www.myspace.com/sbg

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• Hardcore
• punk
• China
• Chinese
• American
• Asian
• San
• Francisco
• Danwei
• music

[RussX5Z]

Chinese rock/metal!! REPRESENT!! I'm Chinese American myself and seeing Say Bok Gwai doing what they're doing fuckin is awesome! Its good to see more Chinese/Asian Americans breaking out of the norm like doing hard extreme rock not giving a fuck then doing mainstream crappy gay R&B/pop, Rap or being a nerd studying/ and reading books all day in college. Not that being smart and going to college is bad but you get the picture.

[RussX5Z]

Chinese rock/metal!! REPRESENT!! I'm Chinese American myself and seeing Say Bok Gwai doing what they're doing is fuckin awesome! Its good to see more Chinese/Asian Americans breaking out of the norm like doing hard extreme rock and not giving a fuck then doing mainstream crappy gay R&B/pop, Rap or being a nerd studying/ and reading books all day in college. Not that being smart and going to college is bad but you get the picture.

[INDESTRUKTIBLE502]

hey, can somebody name chinese hardcore punk bands? o straight edge hardcore bands/youth crew? not metal or some, central america doesn't know shit about asian hardcore, let us know (:

[BellicusProductions]

this is far from hardcore...this disgraces the word hardcore

[meticulous3]

Lols.....this guy thinks that chinese=cantonese?? the fact is,majority of the chinese from mainland don understand cantonese,and majority of the north chinese find the cantonese language annoying,that is why they call it a bird language

[appledecca]

Thank you. I needed some Chinese American music - For my channel. Regards.

[yongshineyoo]

ver good.

[evlomoon]

u know, the idea that brings the hardcore to Chinese would be really brilliant, especially mainland, at least from a good marketing view.

[purplehead110]

O your Guangdonghua not good either

some grammar mistakesss

you should work harder to be a cantones!

[54spiritedwill54]

nice man!!!!!!

[Riyakan]

wow.

their band name is very.. nice.

[cuaem]

Hey what about us Fujieneses? -_-