He Xuntian

He Xuntian (simplified Chinese: 何 训 田; traditional Chinese: 何 訓 田; pinyin: Hé Xùntián; born in 1952 in Suining, Sichuan) is a composer and professor of music composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

; In 1995, Sister Drum was launched, making him the first Chinese composer to have his record released worldwide.

[5][6][7] He is known for his compositions done for Dadawa, whose breakthrough was Sister Drum – an international bestseller that sold more than 2 million copies.

He has been collecting Tibetan music for twenty years and this has heavily influenced his compositions.

He Xuntian: Passing By the Earth, 1999 (Every single living human being who encountered the first ray of light of this new century will pass away this century) If I should make it to the final destination still clear-minded could you even guess that my intangible hand would still be strumming your lost lute If I should push open that sunlight-uncontaminated yet-to-be constructed city gate and still can find no place to rest do you think that your departed face could ever find my unborn pair of eyes