六年级的音乐盒 Podcast

Name of Podcast: 六年级的音乐盒(Pinyin: lìu nián jí de yīn yuè hé)

What topics are covered: This is a music podcast so contains popular songs by Taiwanese singers.

Why is it good to listen?

The male presenter speaks standard Mandarin. His speech is slightly fast but very clear without an accent. All songs were produced and broadcast in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Each program has a topic. The series is suitable for listeners keen on Chinese songs produced by Taiwanese composers back 1990’s. Lyrics of each song are touching, romantic and clear. Many Chinese people born in 1990’s are keen on the songs.

To listen to the podcast, it’s not currently available on iTunes but can be found here.

How often are the podcasts updated? The program is updated on a monthly basis.

Length of the podcasts:  1. 10 hours.

Description of the podcast:

At the beginning of the 90’s, songs sung by Taiwanese singers were very popular in mainland China. This album collects all the most popular songs in that period of time.  Podacster/DJ小峰(xiǎo fēng) introduces the topic at the beginning of each episode, and then introduces the songs that are going to be played in this episode.  He also gives detailed information on the time and background of each song. His beautiful words offer a sense of cool and satisfaction.  These songs are lyric songs in China. Listeners will have a further understanding of the development of Chinese songs through listening to those songs.

The whole series is relaxing and romantic from which listeners can learn many lyric words.

Summary:

This podcast is recommended if you want to learn about Chinese language songs.