流星小夜曲 Podcast

Name of Podcast: 流星小夜曲 (jyutping: lau4 seng1 siu2 je6 kuk1)

What topics are covered: This is a music podcast.

Why is it good to listen?

This show is hosted by Muzikland, who speaks standard Cantonese in an energetic tone with clear diction. Muzikland’s speech content is interesting to listen to. His speech is natural but at a slightly fast pace. Occasionally, when the host plays Mandarin songs he speaks in Mandarin. Listeners who love Chinese oldies will enjoy this podcast.

The podcast is available here.

How often are the podcasts updated? The program is updated weekly.

Length of the podcasts: Approximately 60 minutes each.

Description of the podcast:

This is a podcast of purely Chinese old songs appreciation, many oldies are played throughout each episode. Each episode has a theme, divided into three segments. Chinese classic songs fitting to the theme are played throughout the episode. Songs similar in style or lyrical content are grouped into the same segment.

Songs are played almost back-to-back at a very smooth momentum, the host gives a short message between two songs. The message could be pointing out the popularity of the songs back then, summarizing the story of the lyrics or to introduce another version of the song. The host sometimes reviews movies/TV shows the songs have appeared and talk about the news of the singers. The host takes no calls from listeners, does not provide a way for listeners to leave messages or song requests and no guests are invited onto the show.

The whole series is relaxing which listeners can listen to old Chinese songs grouped together according to their style.

Summary: This podcast is recommended if you love listening to Cantonese classic songs.

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