Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.
C-ambient is an abbreviation of Chinese ambient music a loosely defined musical genre of the People’s Republic of China. Similarly to the term C-pop it was coined by the Chinese media in order to distinguish Chinese ambient musicians from foreign musicians. The origin of modern C-ambient is said to be pioneered by Chen Qigang who wanted to create ambient music inspired by French artists particularly Jean Michel Jarre in the Chinese-language popular culture and media [1].