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Womex Film Documentary program 2023 Jorane Castro Beto Martins. Music Press Asia

Top 5 Music Documentaries To Watch at WOMEX

Strengthening conversation between the global music and film community. WOMEX is officially open to the public starting today. Rich in culture, its program is worth some indulging in before you make the decision to attend. But if there’s anything that is worth going to, it is the film screenings of its 18 music documentaries. The selection of documentaries portray music, movements and histories from across the world at a time that is as turbulent and testing as ever. The programme is an opportunity for filmmakers, artists, producers and distributors to…

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Sphere Las Vegas debuts U2 concerts. Music Press Asia

How The Sphere Las Vegas Will Lead LIVE Music Industry in Asia

A mysterious spherical structure has been increasingly rising on the horizon of Las Vegas’ desert playground over the last several years. Teasing visitors in recent months with its LED screen that is shaped like a globe, it is most distractingly a blinking eyeball. In late August this year, Sphere Entertainment announced that Refik Anadol, an internationally renowned media artist, will…

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Ricardo Montaner and family Disney Plus tv series. Music Press Asia
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A Disney Originals: The Montaners on Keeping It Together as a Family

Review: 4/5 star New Latin American Docu-Reality Series ‘Los Montaner’ Is Now Available on Disney+ Love comes in many forms and shapes. And this is no different inside Latin music’s influential family, the Montaners. With a social media audience of over 160 million, it is hard to believe the kind of authority it can harness globally. Editors at Music Press…

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Qixi Festival Love Song Playlist. Music Press Asia
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Qixi Festival: Chinese Love Songs Of All Times

This year, the festival falls on the 4 August, which is on the 7th day of the 7th Chinese lunar month. With around 1,5 billion Chinese on the planet Earth, it can be quite a mushy day. Lovers and sweethearts benefit today no matter how creative their loved ones get. But chocolates and flowers would do. The Qixi Festival (Double…

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[Come Rain or Shine is a dance film directed by Justyne, Sze-Yeung Li. Music by Robert Henke]

Manifest International Dance-Film Festival

In the absence of a stage to perform, artists began to explore the medium of ‘dance in films’ to reach out to the audience. In the process, many of them saw the dance-film collaboration as an exciting option to tell a story or share creative ideas. Though as an independent genre it is still niche and new, it is gradually…

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Billie Eilish Debuts New Song Glastonbury 2022. Music Press Asia

Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever Tours Asia

In the midst of a world tour, Billie Eilish released a pair of guitar-rich songs that did not receive any pageantry that usually accompanies a major-label pop release. On the last leg of her world tour this year, Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever tour is about to slam into Asia’s largest region covering six cities – Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand,…

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Psy Gangham Style at VA UK. Music Press Asia
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V&A To Stage Major Korean Culture Exhibition

As part of the first major exhibition on Korean culture in the UK, a riveting re-creation of the Oscar-winning film Parasite’s bathroom set and props from the hit Netflix series Squid Game are to go on display. Themed Hallyu! The Korean Wave, the show will open at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum on September 24 to officially recognise and celebrate…

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MA Hailun Photofairs Shanghai Gaotai Gallery. Music Press Asia
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PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai To Exhibit China Showcase

Ready for a good soaking of arts from the East? Join PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai for an explosive exhibition at the Somerset House this week from 12-15 May. Titled China Showcase, the exhibition is presenting 10 Chinese artists represented by some of the Fair’s leading exhibitors. The exhibition is a partnership between World Photography Organisation and Photo London. Objectively, it aims to…

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Indian classical musician to perform at Milap's Liverpool concert. Music Press Asia
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Rhythmic Mastery: Kousic Sen To Perform at Milap’s Series Concert

The ‘Music for the Mind & Soul’ concert series is a flagship of Milap’s dedication to Indian arts and culture. Kousic Sen, Milap’s artist-in-residence is a tabla player well known for his rhythmic mastery, whose intense and energetic performances continue to add dimensions to traditional concert experiences throughout the world’s most famous venues and festivals. Born into a musical family,…

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Worship Song War and Peace. Music Press Asia
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5 Worship Songs for War and Peace

Over the last few days, the international news outlet has been releasing images and reports of people praying, singing in public places whilst huddled in groups, and finding refuge in churches. Their persistence in the midst of hardship is a testimony to the power of prayer and praise in the darkest of times. As the people of Ukraine face war,…

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