Black Panther (band)

Black Panther
黑豹
Hēi Bào
Black Panther; 黑豹; Hēi Bào
Also known as	黑豹乐队
Origin	China
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Rock Forward Entertainment 风华秋实
Members	Zhang Qi (Vocals); Li Tong (Guitar); Wang Wenjie (Bass); Hui Peng (Keyboard); Zhao Mingyi (Drums);
Past members	Ding Wu; Dou Wei; Luan Shu; Qin Yong; Zhang Kepeng; Feng Xiabo; Wang Wenfang;

Black Panther (Chinese: 黑豹; pinyin: Hēi Bào) is a seminal Chinese rock band founded in 1987. It was originally fronted by one of China's alternative music pioneers Dou Wei.^[1] The band reunited and released a new album in 2013. "Who We Are", was produced by Jamii Szmadzinski. The band's best known songs include "Don't Break My Heart", "Shameful"《无地自容》, "Mirage"《海市蜃楼》, "I'm Afraid Of Your Crying"《怕你为自己流泪》, "Spirit Of Light" 《光芒之神》， "No Right, No Wrong" 《无是无非》，"Our Generation" 《我们这一代》, "Without you"《没有你》, "I Don't Want To Say Goodbye" and "Lonely Soul"《孤独的灵魂》 etc. Black Panther is represented by Rock Forward Entertainment.

Discography

Studio albums

Black Panther 黑豹 1992-12-01
Spirit Of Light 黑豹II 光芒之神 1993-08-01
No Right, No Wrong 黑豹III 无是无非 1996-02-11
Can't Let My Angst Go Unexpressed 黑豹IV 不能让我的烦恼没机会表白 1998-05-01
狂飙激情 1999-01-01
摇滚中国乐势力（十年精选第一辑1999-2000）2003-07-01
Black Panther V 黑豹V 2004-07-22
Who are we? 我们是谁 2013-07-11
Last Order 尽余欢 2015-12-14
How Do We Find A Way 2016-11-23
键盘-狭 2016-12-22
Cheers 干杯 2017-03-22
True Color 本色 2017-04-21

Compilation appearances:

真爱永恒 (1999) - "Santa Lucia" 桑塔•露琪亚
A Tribute to Teresa Teng (1995) - "爱的箴言"; "爱人"
China Fire I 中国火I (1992) - "别去糟蹋"
Oriental Pearl III 東方之珠 III (1992) - "Don't Break My Heart"

Tours

Members

Current

Li Tong – lead guitar (1987–present)
Wang Wenjie – bass guitar (1987–present)
Zhao Mingyi – drums (1989–present)
Hui Peng – keyboards (1999–present)
Zhang Qi – lead vocals (2013–present)

Former

Ding Wu – lead vocals (1987–1988)
Guo Chuanlin – rhythm guitar (1987)
Wang Wenfang – drums (1987)
Dou Wei – lead vocals (1988-1991)
Feng Xiaobo – keyboards (1994-1999)
Luan Shu – keyboards (1990-1994), lead vocals (1991-1994)
Qin Yong – lead vocals (1994-2005)
Zhang Kepeng – lead vocals (2005-2013)

Timeline

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References

^ China With a Cut: Globalisation, Urban Youth and Popular Music 2010 - Page 84 "Slowly some names emerged: Point Zero, Beyond, Black Panther, Cui Jian, and Zang Tianshuo. With the exception of Cui Jian, these bands are generally classified as pop-rock bands."
^ "黑豹 - Relationships - MusicBrainz".

[1] China With a Cut: Globalisation, Urban Youth and Popular Music 2010 - Page 84 "Slowly some names emerged: Point Zero, Beyond, Black Panther, Cui Jian, and Zang Tianshuo. With the exception of Cui Jian, these bands are generally classified as pop-rock bands."

[2] "黑豹 - Relationships - MusicBrainz".

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