China Black was a British pop-reggae duo, consisting of Simon Fung (songwriter, composer, lyricist, guitarist, keyboardist, arranger and record producer) and Errol Reid (singer-songwriter).
The band took its name from the different backgrounds of its members. Fung, who is British-Chinese (‘China’) and Reid, who has Jamaican heritage (‘Black’).
Their music is typified by heavy, lush string arrangements, gospel choirs, a dance/pop/reggae beat, pizzicato strings and mostly minor chord arrangements on piano.
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