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Music Beyond Entertainment: Music China 2026 Explores Wellness and Healthy Ageing

Music has always brought people together, but its role in society is extending beyond performance and entertainment. At Music China 2026, held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 28 to 31 October, music wellness, senior participation and community engagement took a more prominent place in the conversation about the future of the music industry. Among this year’s highlights was the growing focus on music as a tool for wellbeing, particularly through programmes exploring cognitive health, emotional wellness and active ageing. The Music Healing Experience Workshop and Forum on…

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Can We Still Hear Where We Come From?

There was something quite moving about watching these young performers bring songs and dances from Taiwan’s Indigenous communities onto a Kuala Lumpur stage. Not because the traditions were being presented as something distant or exotic. But because, behind every song and movement, there was a story of people trying to remember. “When Spirits Meet”, the Malaysian premiere by Taiwan’s Formosa…

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Five Ways Plants Can Increase Café Revenue in Kuala Lumpur

In today’s café culture, good coffee is only part of the experience. Customers are increasingly choosing cafés that offer warmth, comfort, and spaces worth sharing with friends and on social media. A thoughtfully designed garden or collection of indoor plants can influence how long customers stay, how often they return, and even how they remember your brand. For cafés throughout…

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Lunch Time with Classic FM

Midday listening rituals from the tropics, tuned to a global classical pulse. There is something quietly indulgent about pausing in the middle of a tropical afternoon to listen—really listen—to classical music. At 12:00pm yesterday in Malaysia’s timezone (MYT), while the UK is only just stirring awake, our classical music desk at Music Press Asia settles into a different rhythm. Lunch…

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Before the Noise: What Deserves Our Attention in 2026?

The first working days of a new year often arrive quietly. Desks are cleared, inboxes refill, and the cultural machinery begins moving again. In music and the arts, this moment is usually followed by a familiar rush: predictions, trend lists, announcements, and declarations of what this year is supposed to become. At Music Press Asia, we are choosing to pause…

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Taitung to the Global Stage: Interview with Magistrate Ching-Ling Yao

Building a brand of celebration for the body, mind, and spirit, and resonance between the slow economy and local culture Located in southwestern Taiwan and surrounded by the mountains and the Pacific, Taitung has held the Taitung Spirit Festival since 2021, a therapeutic celebration which is based on the core concept of “slowness” and exclusive to Taitung. This bit of…

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Wildrain Gardener: Bringing Green Beauty to Homes in Bangsar, Damansara Heights & Bukit Bandaraya

If you’ve ever dreamt of turning your balcony, courtyard, or garden corner into a thriving green sanctuary, Wildrain Gardener is the local name you can trust. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Wildrain Gardener offers personalized garden design and maintenance services—specializing in the lush residential neighbourhoods of Bangsar, Damansara Heights, and Bukit Bandaraya. Their philosophy is simple: every home deserves a space…

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HKAF Cantonese Opera to perform at Belt Road Intl Music Fest Music Press Asia
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HKAF’s Cantonese Opera to Perform at Shenzhen ‘Belt & Road’ Internationl Music Festival

The Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) is proud to announce that its commissioned Cantonese opera, Love in the Bamboo Grove, has been invited to perform at the 2025 Shenzhen “Belt & Road” International Music Festival this September. The upcoming Shenzhen performance follows the production’s successful appearance in mid-September at the World Traditional Opera Festival in Seoul, hosted by the National…

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Music Training Boosts Brain Power

In a recent video by US-certified physiatrist Dr Lewis Clarke, he explains why musical training can rewire the brain. According to studies, music training creates more neural connections than any other known activity. Clarke further explains that when we are learning an instrument, our brain forms up to 200,000 new synapses per second. Creating a symphony of neural activity, the…

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Kuala Lumpur-based Filipino Artist Zeauk Release New Song

Following his string of experimental singles since 2021, Kuala Lumpur-based Filipino is Southeast Asia’s rising producer and singer-songwriter. Following the release of single ‘Falling’, last April, this August sees the collaboration with new artist, Armand Ross to release ‘No Matter What’. This is Zeauk’s first collaborative release with Ross as part of an unraveling storyline with his previous release of…

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