Caravan (On Zhongruan, jazz standard)

Second extract from Djang San + Band upcoming album in 2015 "Bridges". The album shows the extent of possibilities given by Djang San's self-designed electric zhongruan.



Little Girl - Little Boy

8 Bit track composed during a nostalgic moment.

8 Bit Boy

Recorded late at night in Beijing.

Enregistré tard dans la nuit dans un moment de nostalgie.

Bordeaux by Djang san (Zhang Si'an)

Recorded in 2003 on the album "Lotus".i used the voice of the ethnic minorities living on the "Lotus hill, located near Lanzhou in China, Gansu province. I bought a tape there with the voices of these people. The recording was of poor quality but i managed to remix it and compose a song around it. 
Listen to the complete album here <a href="http://djangsan.bandcamp.com/album/lotus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://djangsan.bandcamp.com/album/lotus</a>


Lotus Hill

Recorded in Beijing in 2010 with Ubul Turstun, Uyghur musician from Xinjiang on the drums.
The main melody is played by Djang San (Zhang Si'an - Jean-Sébastien Héry) on a Zhongruan, Chinese instrument from the South of China (Zhejiang-Jiangsu provinces).  The Bass is played  by Djang San (Zhang Si'an - Jean-Sébastien Héry).

The song has been written, recorded, mixed, produced and arranged by Djang San (Zhang Si'an - Jean-Sébastien Héry) at his home in Beijing.
To listen to the whole album, "Mandarin(e) Jazz", go to <a href="http://djangsan.bandcamp.com/album/mandarin-e-jazz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://djangsan.bandcamp.com/album/mandarin-e-jazz</a>


Mad Horses (Part 2)

This song is an improvisation around the idea of the sun. 
It's a one shot recording i did in a studio in Bruxelles in 2006.

阳光！ (The sun)

From Naixin (耐心) (Patience), track released 01 January 2007 
All music, words, arrangements, composition, voice by Jean-Sébastien Héry (Zhang Si'an, Djang San). 

Recorded, mixed, and edited in 2006 at Avalon studio in Bruxelles (Belgium) by Olivier Sterbik.

The Sun

Recorded live at Tushuguan Bar in Beijing in December 2012.

All instruments: Djang San (Zhang Si’an, Jean-Sébastien Héry et de Galzain) 

All music written and composed by Djang San (Zhang Si'an, Jean-Sébastien Héry et de Galzain) 

All songs arranged by Djang San (Zhang Si'an, Jean-Sébastien Héry et de Galzain).

End of the World part 2 (Live)


“Uranus” was recorded live in 2006 at the grand opening of the Avalon studio in Bruxelles (Tervuren), Belgium. The song was mixed at Kibret's studio in Tervuren by Olivier Sterbik. 

"Uranus" was composed by Djang San (Zhang Si’an, Jean-Sébastien Héry et de Galzain) and arranged on this recording by: 

Zhang Si’an: Voice/Guitar 
Olivier Sterbik: Electric Guitar 
Jonathan Bridoux: Keyboard 
Emilie Koang: Cello 

Uranus (live)

Recorded live at Tushuguan Bar in Beijing in December 2012. I play here on a Chinese instrument called "Zhongruan" and i sing words in Chinese i wrote myself.

A taste of what a one man band can do on stage.

from Live at Tushuguan Vol3, released 06 January 2012 
All vocals, and all instruments: Zhang Si’an (Jean-Sébastien Héry et de Galzain) 

All music written and composed by Zhang Si'an (Jean-Sébastien Héry et de Galzain) 

All words written and composed by Zhang Si'an (Jean-Sébastien Héry et de Galzain). 

All songs arranged by Zhang Si'an (Jean-Sébastien Héry et de Galzain).

Where is Happiness ?

Recorded in Beijing in 2010 for the EP "Escape". All music and words by Djang San (Zhang Si'an, Jean-Sébastien Héry), arrangements by "The Amazing Insurance Salesmen".

Check the entire EP here: http://djangsan.bandcamp.com/album/escape

This album has been recorded by "The Amazing Insurance Salesmen". Against all odds, a band formed by a French guy in Beijing, with a guy from Holland on the bass and a guy from China on the drums, won the Global Battle of the Bands in China and Hong Kong in 2010. One could say it was historical, and i think it was. 

The band performed in many cities in China including Beijing Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan etc... and outside of China in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, every time gaining a very good response from the audience.

 A band that undoubfully was one of the best band the Chinese music scene has ever known.

In the park (The AIS - Escape)

Recorded live at Tushuguan Bar in Beijing in December 2012.

All instruments: Djang San (Zhang Si’an, Jean-Sébastien Héry et de Galzain)

All music written and composed by Djang San (Zhang Si'an, Jean-Sébastien Héry et de Galzain)

All songs arranged by Djang San (Zhang Si'an, Jean-Sébastien Héry et de Galzain).

Time to Escape (Live)

Recorded with a poor quality recording tape machine in 2002 at a late Jam with Fenni, Marie-Claude Lebel, and Wurui (or Gulong ?) on drums.

A time when everything seemed possible, in the heart of the beginnings of the Chinese music underground folk scene.

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The Sun (Live Guitar Improvisation) (Beijing 2012)

"20 years of music between France and China". In the year 2000, when he came for the first time to China, Zhang Si'an (Jean-Sébastien Héry) wrote his first Chinese song. Many records of different styles, fully or partly in Chinese, will follow. In 2010 he wins the Global Battle of the Bands in China and Hong Kong with his rock band "The Amazing Insurance Salesmen". 50 albums later, he still records and composes music.

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