Charles Shaar Murray

Poetry, songs and chat at China In Britain, Westminster University

Here’s a video of me at the China In Britain series of events at Westminster University in London this year. Charles Shaar Murray played guitar and I sang Anna May Wong Must Die!, Yellowface and The Camellia and the Poppy (from The Steampunk Opium Wars). Organised by Dr Anne Witchard and Dr Diana Yeh. Recorded

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VIDEO Camellia and the Poppy from The Steampunk Opium Wars

Anna Chen sings The Camellia and the Poppy, the opening song of The Steampunk Opium Wars. Filmed at the National Maritime Museum on Thursday 16th February 2012. With Charles Shaar Murray on guitar and Marc Jefferies on bass guitar. Camera: Jeff Willis The Steampunk Opium Wars pages here. Madam Miaow says … visit Anna Chen’s

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VIDEO Anna Chen sings at The Steampunk Opium Wars

I’m keeping them coming. Here’s another video from the show at the National Maritime Museum on the 16th February, this time of me singing Anna May Wong Must Die! at The Steampunk Opium Wars. With Charles Shaar Murray on Guitar and Marc Jefferies on bass. Jeff Willis took the video. www.annachen.co.uk The Steampunk Opium Wars

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Steampunk Opium Wars VIDEO: Deborah Evans-Stickland sings “Money”

The Steampunk Opium Wars. So what’s it all about? Deborah Evans-Stickland as Britannia sings her Flying Lizards hit, “Money” (That’s what I want). Rule Britannia played by Charles Shaar Murray. The Narrator: Anna Chen Camera: Jeff Willis Pictures here. FACEBOOK The Steampunk Opium Wars pages: The Steampunk Opium Wars Home Page Afterview The Company: who

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Steampunk Opium Wars VIDEO: Lin Zexu Just Says No!

Here’s the first extract from The Steampunk Opium Wars which debuted at the National Maritime Museum on Thursday. The story so far … The East India Company has been growing mass-produced opium in Bengal and swamping China with the narcotic, turning an aristocratic vice into a mass addiction. The Emperor calls in Commissioner Lin Zexu

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