Beijing has banned disco music and "other forms of vulgar entertainment" from clubs and karaoke bars.
Beijing Beijing (bā-jĭng) or Peking (pē-kĭng, pā–), city (1994 est. urban pop. 6,093,300; 1994 est. total pop. 7,240,700), capital of the People's Republic of China. It is in central Hebei prov. has banned disco music Noun 1. disco music - popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
disco and "other forms of vulgar
entertainment" from clubs and karaoke karaoke
(Japanese; “empty orchestra”)
Use of a device that plays instrumental accompaniments to songs with the vocal tracks removed, permitting the user to sing the lead. bars. The move is supposed to
help stamp out drug use.
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