240px|thumb|The Chinese release of the first self-named album Yanjingshe

Cobra (traditional Chinese: 眼鏡蛇樂隊; simplified Chinese: 眼镜蛇乐队; pinyin: Yǎnjìngshé yuèduì) was 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, bluesy type of hard rock with slight touches of new wave and alternative metal. Cobra was very popular in the beginning of their career.

Group members included Yang Ying, Yu Jin, Wang Xiaofang, and Xiao Nan. Additional members that were in the band included Lin Xue and Suo Yi.

Career

Cobra was founded in the spring of 1989 by four female musicians in Beijing. It was initially a cover band that played popular Chinese folk songs and English-language pop rock songs. Cobra saw the start of their popularity when they appeared at the "Concert of Modern Music" event in 1990. They soon released a single, "My own Paradise" in 1992 which appeared in a compilation album called Rocking Beijing.

  • 2000 - Cobra - Yangjingshe II (China)

See also

  • Chinese rock
  • Hang on the Box

References

Sources

  • Wong, Cynthia P. (2005). "Lost Lambs": Rock, Gender, Authenticity, and A Generational Response to Modernity in the People's Republic of China." Ph.D. dissertation. New York, New York: Columbia University, 2005.
  • Cobra fansite
  • Review of Cobra II
  • Yang Ying official site
  • Wang Xiaofang's site