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    Established in 1990, Ningbo Song and Dance Ensemble has a staff team of 60 people at average age of 22, all graduates from professional art school. The ensemble has a dance team, folk band, orchestra and artistic dance team, plus a MIDI studio equipped with advanced facilities.
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    Guangdong Song and Dance Theater

    Guangdong Song and Dance Theater is a professional state-run performing group affiliated with the Cultural Bureau of South China's Guangdong Province. The theater was first established as the South China Arts Ensemble in 1949.
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    Cobra - an all-female rock band

    Cobra is an all-female rock band from Beijing, China. The band formed in 1989, becoming the first all-female rock band in mainland China. With only one album out, they disbanded in the late 1990s. Their style was a gloomy type of blues rock with a slight touch of New Wave dreamscape.
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    Brain Failure - a punk rock band

    Brain Failure is a punk rock band that is based in Beijing, China. The band's music is influenced by bands such as The Clash and Rancid. Their lyrical subject matter covers politics and personal politics.
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    Shan'ge - unrestrained melody from the mountains
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