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BBC Great Asian Railway Michael Portillo lscp. Music Press Asia
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Railway Travels in South-East Asia with Michael Portillo

If you are looking to see Southeast Asia via rail and at a slower pace, Michael Portillo has just the right attitude for this sort of exploration. A British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician, Michael Portillo is now known in television as one of the few who have traveled to Southeast Asia via rail. The green light to film Great Asian Railway Journeys came after a highly successful Great British Railway Journeys and related series with Portillo as the presenter. Broadcast for the first time on BBC Two in…

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Aliaksandr Yasinski Release Hylbini. Music Press Asia

Accordionist Aliaksandr Yasinski Debuts New Album

Belarusian accordionist Aliaksandr Yasinski is set to release his debut album “Hlybini” through Riverboat Records. Yasinski plays without stylistic limitation. He describes the music on the album as an ‘adventure through Belarus and other countries, through storm and calmness, light and dark, tragedy and happiness – but always sincerely, with an open heart.’ Yasinski has been living in Prague for…

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ANDREAH singer songwriter release new music. Music Press Asia

Introducing…ANDREAH

With her Irish-Filipino roots, pop ballad singer-songwriter ANDREAH is an uncommon young star. Inspired by her parents from an early age, ANDREAH naturally went for vocal and piano lessons. While it may seem like the most common thing to do, these whimsical musical introductions were already forging a new frontier in lyrical expressionism for her generation. Her single ‘I Just…

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Ennio Morricone Segreto Album 2020 cover. Music Press Asia
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A Dark & Psychedelic Album: Morricone Segreto

For the feature of the month of August, we are highlighting a short documentary released by CAM Sugar & Decca Records. As we tap our feet impatiently waiting for Morricone’s World Tour to arrive at our shores later this year, let’s start with a brief documentary on what some of his earliest professional counterparts have to say about this composition…

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Maene Vinoly debuts new grand piano design. Music Press Asia

Maene & Viñoly To Debut New Grand Piano Design

The novel instrument was developed jointly by master piano maker Chris Maene and renowned architect Rafael Viñoly. Its design? Lies in the piano’s curved ergonomic keyboard that matches the natural sweep of a pianist’s arms rotating from the shoulders. The keyboard’s radial arrangement has strings that fan out over a much larger soundboard that augments the instrument’s capacity for nuance,…

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Pixar Disney Turning Red 4Town Top Billboard Chart. Music Press Asia

Songs for a Cartoon Boy Band Tops Chart

A few months after its first lyric release, the new original song Nobody Like U from Disney/Pixar film Turning Red is still going strong. The Music In true boy band fashion, Nobody Like U is a love song. And, as young teens sing it, it’s tame but catchy. It is the first song from a Pixar film to hit the…

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SoundCloud acquires Musiio. Music Press Asia

SoundCloud acquires Musiio to improve AI music curation

An online audio sharing platform and streamer, SoundCloud has acquired an AI music curation company, Musiio. Using its team and technology, SoundCloud plans to fortify its music discovery features. So far, the terms of the deal are undisclosed. Founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, Musiio built an AI that can tune in or listen to music faster than any…

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Linda Lindas to perform at Head in the Clouds. Music Press Asia
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Linda Lindas Performed LIVE at LA Central Library

Teen punk band Linda Lindas returned to the library to perform for the band’s Tiny Desk [home] concert. Playing at the Los Angeles Central Library this time, the band members put together a 15-minute program and take turns singing. Starting with the song “Growing” sung by guitarist Lucia, the title track to the band’s debut album. Picture a library. One…

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No Sleep Conference 2022 to discuss Metaverse and NFTs. Music Press Asia

No Sleep Conference: It’s All About Metaverse & NFT

No Sleep Festival to debut conference arm. It’s hottest topics gathering around metaverse and NFTs. No Sleep Festival has recently added a conference arm to its program. With a special spring edition of the music program featuring Nina Kraviz and more. The conference is scheduled to take place on April 8th and 9th at the Marsh Open Space in Belgrade.…

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Joep Beving to release Hermetism Apr2022. Music Press Asia
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Joep Beving To Release Fourth Album With Deutsche Grammophon

In a few more days, the contemporary classical pianist and composer Joep Beving will release his fourth album for Deutsche Grammophon. The classical music label releasing this April 8 globally will be showcasing Beving’s return to his solo piano roots. Titled ‘Hermetism, it is an album in search of ideas that are omnipresent in nature. “I hope that it will…

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