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Cerys Hafana: Sad Welsh Harp Pop

From Welsh legends to Breton folk and the desire to get a bit weird with it

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Sep 26, 2025
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I am a regular reader of Jake Newby’s newsletter on new Chinese music, Concrete Avalanche, where he publishes brilliant posts like

  • this roundup of Chinese ambient (including a five-hour playlist), or

  • this story about the Daikou phenomenon, a black market that emerged in 1990s China around scrapped Western CDs and tapes.

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