Yao Li, ‘Silver Voice’ of Shanghai, Dead At 96

“With her soft, high voice, Ms. Yao was long referred to as one of the seven great singing stars of Shanghai,… [whose popular music] bore not only the rhythms of jazz, but also global sounds like Cuban rumba and the Hawaiian steel guitar. … She was not famous well beyond Asia, but at least two of her songs made an impact in the United States.” – The New York Times