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Tag: Taiwanese music

Sauljaljui - Vaivaik cover artwork. A photo of the artist leaning forward with a red background.
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Sauljaljui’s Vaivaik: A Bold Fusion Rooted in Taiwanese Indigenous Traditions

Angel Romero January 18, 2025 No Comments SauljaljuiTaiwanese musicworld fusionworld music

Sauljaljui – Vaivaik (Wind Music, 2024) Sauljaljui’s new album, Vaivaik (embarking in the Paiwan language) is a groundbreaking exploration of world fusion music. The album…

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Chinese yueqin (月琴), 19th century. The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889. courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Yueqin: The Ancient Chinese Moon Lute

Angel Romero January 16, 2025 No Comments Chen Ming-changChinese musicFeng MantianFeng ShaoxianFynn CaiJen ShyuSauljaljuiSiyue ShangxianTaiwanese music

The yueqin, or moon lute, is a traditional Chinese string instrument distinguished by its round, hollow soundboard, short fretted neck, and typically four strings. Known…

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3PEOPLEMUSIC - Him, Her, It, and Three cover artwork. It shows sound waves of various colors.
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Remarkable Taiwanese Amalgamation by 3PEOPLEMUSIC

Angel Romero May 15, 2024 No Comments 3PEOPLEMUSICTaiwanese musicworld fusionworld music

3PEOPLEMUSIC – Him, Her, It, and Three (Wind Music in 2024) Taiwanese ensemble 3PEOPLEMUSIC has released its third album “Him, Her, It, and Three. The…

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Wonderful Stories by Innovative Taiwanese Band A Moving Sound

Angel Romero November 10, 2022 No Comments A Moving SoundTaiwanese musicworld fusionworld music

A Moving Sound – Starshine (ARC Music Productions, 2022) Groundbreaking Taiwanese band A Moving Sound is back with yet another engaging, finely crafted and accessible…

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Paige Su to Perform at 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan

World Music Central News Room October 10, 2022 No Comments harpPaige SuTaiwanese musicworld fusionworld music

Paige Su is set to perform at the 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan on October 15, 2022, Saturday, 7:00PM – 7:30PM (GMT+8) Taiwanese artist…

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Pei-Shu Huang & Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir at 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan

World Music Central News Room October 3, 2022 No Comments Pei-Shu HuangTaipei Philharmonic Chamber ChoirTaiwanese musicworld fusionworld music

Pei-Shu Huang & Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir are set to perform at the 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan. Pei-Shu Huang Huang has been invited…

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World Music Festival @ Taiwan Announces 2022 Artists

World Music Central News Room September 15, 2022 No Comments Alena MurangIlid KaoloMalaysian musicTaiwanese musicUsay Kawluworld fusionworld musicWorld Music Festival @ Taiwan

World Music Festival @ Taiwan 2022 will take place October 14-16 at the Taipei Dajia Riverside Park. Artist scheduled to perform include: Alena Murang, Malaysia…

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Artist Profiles: ZenKwun

Angel Romero May 25, 2022 1 Comment TaiwanTaiwanese musicworld fusionworld musicZenKwun

Tasiwanese band ZenKwun combines Buddhist, nankuan, and peikuan (various forms of traditional Chinese music), Hakka, and Mongolian music with Western rock through the use of…

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cover of the album Little Universe by Taiwanese band A Moving Sound
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The Innovative Little Universe of A Moving Sound

Angel Romero November 22, 2021 1 Comment A Moving SoundTaiwanese musicworld fusionworld music

A Moving Sound – Little Universe (ARC Music, 2021) Little Universe is the new album from A Moving Sound, one of Taiwan’s leading world music…

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World Music Festival @ Taiwan Revals 2021 Program

World Music Central News Room September 29, 2021 No Comments Taiwanese musicworld fusionworld musicWorld Music Festival @ Taiwan

World Music Festival @ Taiwan will take place October 29 – November 12, 2021. In addition to live performances and showcases, the event will connect…

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