Hou Muren

Hou Muren (侯牧人; born 1952 in Shanghai) is a Chinese rock musician.^[1][2]

Hou Muren is best known for album of rock covers of socialist standards, Red Rock (红色摇滚 Hongse yaogun) released in 1992. At the time Hou Muren and his band Xiandairen were an unchallenging alternative to the discontent shown by protest artists such as He Yong.^[3][4]

1. ^ 文汇报 侯牧人的平民音乐 Deprecated link archived 2013-08-27 at archive.today 2012-07-04 "侯牧人生于1952年，大崔健9岁，属于50年代生人。中国摇滚乐的第一波热潮，主要是60年代人的风光。侯牧人及其同代人的活动，让我们明白中国摇滚并不是从石头缝里蹦出来的，除了西方摇滚乐的引导，它确实还有自己的脉络，一个源远流长，在民间、民歌中一直在奔腾的河流——有时候显赫如黄河长江，茫茫九派，大浪滔滔，激起万众同声一呼；有时候晦暗不明，沉沉一线潜入地下，变成了暗河。"
2. ^ Der Lange Marsch des Rock 'n' Roll: Pop- und Rockmusik in der ... - Page 208 Andreas Steen - 1996 "Musikalisch begleitet von der Gruppe Xiandairen yuedui (Moderne Menschen) und mit einigen Sängern und Sängerinnen der ... Hou Muren, 1952 in Shanghai geboren, dürfte zur ältesten Rockmusiker- Generation der VR China gehören."
3. ^ Popular Music and Human Rights: World music - Page 137 Ian Peddie - 2011 Less controversial perhaps, Hou Muren released an album of socialist classics entitled Red Rock (Hongse yaogun, 1992), echoing the success of The Red Sun. All in all, these were revolutionary changes, accompanied by the founding of ...
4. ^ Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture - Page 712 Edward L. Davis - 2009 "Meanwhile, a set of new bands emerged: while such groups as Red Army (Hongse budui), Self-Education (Ziwo jiaoyu), Acupuncture Point (Xuewei) and Wa-Minority ... Another example is Hou Muren, who arranged the album Red Rock ..."

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