Songster
A "songster" is a wandering musician, usually but not always African-American, of the type which first appeared in the late 19th century in the southern United States.
Songsters in American culture
The songster tradition both pre-dated and co-existed with blues music. It began soon after the end of slavery and the Reconstruction era in the United States, when African-American musicians became able to travel and play music for a living. Black and white musicians shared the same repertoire and thought of themselves as "songsters" rather than "blues" musicians.
Songsters generally performed a wide variety of folk songs, ballads, dance tunes, reels and minstrel songs. Initially, they were often accompanied by non-singing "musicianers", who often played banjo and fiddle. Later, as the guitar became more widely popular, the songsters often accompanied themselves.
'Songster' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Da bing xiao jiang (2010)
Actors: Wang Bin (actor), Si Ri Ji Pu Ri Bu (actor), Jackie Chan (actor), Yuming Du (actor), Yang Fan (actor), Li Gang (actor), Ao Te Gen Bi Li Ge (actor), Bao Yin Ge Xi Ge (actor), Han Guanhua (actor), Baisi Guleng (actor), Wang Hai Xiang (actor), Jun He (actor), Guan Jin (actor), Song Jin (actor), Ba Te Tu Er Ji Ba (actor),
Plot: Two armies clash in ancient war-torn China; none survive but a young general from a royal house and a farmer foot soldier who binds the fallen leader to take him home and claim a reward. Many stand in their way: an abandoned songstress, the noble's own murderous younger brother, desperate beggars, rough slavers, and the pair's own differing agendas. Through it all, a bond forms between the two, and what will happen at journey's end becomes anyone's guess.
Keywords: action-hero, ambush, animated-sequence, anti-war, arrowhead, bandit, battle, battlefield, bear, betrayalGenres: Action, Adventure, Comedy,
Quotes:
the General: So tell me, what's your type? Slutty or learned?::The Soldier: I prefer someone honest. A learned one is fine. She can teach me to read.The Soldier: [to his bound captive] You know, when I was little, I caught a wild boar. My father set it free. Do you know why? It was pregnant. Are you pregnant?
the General: The tastiest meat is a gorilla's lips. The tastiest fish is the caviar from Eastern Sea.::The Soldier: No wonder you went to wars. You ate too much.
The Soldier: I forgot to tell you, the reward for capturing a live enemy general is land, cash, and exemption from military service. Exemption from military service for life! Only tilling land. No need to go to war.::the General: There's always a victor in a war. Only when the victor has unified the world will there be true peace so little men like you can lead a regular life.::The Soldier: You know what? If you hadn't gone to war with us, I could have been living this life right now!
