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Visa For Music at Theatre Mohamed V Rabat. Music Press Asia
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Morocco’s Music Festival Ticket Proceeds Goes to Earthquake Funds

From Nov 22-25, Visa For Music (VFM) is set to captivate music enthusiasts and industry professionals alike as it unveils a lineup of renowned panel speakers and exceptional musicians. This four-day music festival, which takes place in the vibrant city of Rabat, Morocco, is setting the stage to serve the music scenes of Africa, and the Middle East as its priority. After 292 concerts promoting over 1,850 artists, VFM continues this year with the aim to export talents around the world. Their stories in some ways have a sense of…

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BCUC live at WOMEX 23. Photo by Yannis Psathas. Music Press Asia
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WOMEX To Celebrate 30th Edition in Manchester, UK 2024

WOMEX, the world’s largest professional music event dedicated to world music, is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary in Manchester, UK, from October 23 to 27, 2024. This marks the third time that WOMEX has been held in the UK, and the first time in Manchester. Manchester is a vibrant and diverse city with a rich cultural heritage, making it…

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Art Taipei 30th 2023. Music Press Asia
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Digitizing Arts Right & Sustainability Focus at Art Taipei

The Taipei International Art Fair, more known as Art Taipei, recently celebrated its 30th edition. It welcomed 145 galleries to the World Trade Center 1 in the center of the Taiwanese capital. Attracting over 70,000 visitors. Surpassing last year’s exhibitor count, Art Taipei hosted 77 domestic galleries and 68 international galleries. Some 47% of the galleries participating in this year’s…

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TIFF Japan film expo. Music Press Asia
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TIFFCOM’s 20th Edition Launches

TIFFCOM, the leading content market in Asia is affiliated with Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), featuring a variety of content holders from film, TV, animation etc., the market has been drawing in much interest from influential buyers from around world. TIFFCOM 2023, celebrating its 20th anniversary, will be the first physical event in four years since 2019 at a new…

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Khusugtun Mongolia music Buda Musique. Music Press Asia
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Khusugtun: Of Horses & Mongolia’s Robin Hood

The Mongolian culture has their lives so intertwined with horses that their key traditional instrument, the bowed, two-string morin khuur (or horsehead fiddle), is elaborately decorated with a carved horse’s head at the top of the neck. Genre: World music Meet the band called Khusugtun, an ethnic contemporary Mongolian group, dedicated to keeping alive the ancient Central Asian tradition of…

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Mulan Chinese Dance Drama Premiered in US. Music Press Asia
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Chinese Dance Drama ‘Mulan’ Amazed Audience at US Premier

Chinese dance drama Mulan was recently performed in the United States from Sept 23 to Oct 1. The show had two performances at the Boch Center in Boston, followed by four performances at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C. Based on the legendary tale of Hua Mulan, the production tells the inspiring story of a courageous woman who…

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Joe Hisaishi sets music to H Miyazaki film. Music Press Asia
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Joe Hisaishi Sets The Mood in Miyazaki’s New Film

Joe Hisaishi’s beautiful score is cementing Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli film as one of the most cinematic one of the year. The Boy and the Heron has recently been touted as director and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki’s final film. At age 82, Miyazaki already threatened retirement once before. Known to care nothing about expectations of others, the film released…

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Singapore calendar. Music Press Asia
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Singapore To Host Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2023

The Asia-Europe Cultural Festival is a public arts festival that celebrates the artistic diversity of Asia and Europe and promotes the dialogue and exchange between artists from the 2 regions. In 2023, the Festival will be held for the first time in Singapore from 22 October to 1 November. This year’s festival will allow audiences in Singapore to experience a…

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SXSW Oct 2023 Sydney Music Conference. Music Press Asia
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SXSW Sydney’s First Edition To Host Asia-Pacific Focus Music & Film Festival

SXSW First Edition in Sydney, Australia When SXSW at Austin Texas faced challenges to closing down during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was evident that drastic measures were in place to keep the festival strategically current. With IFPI’s latest report on the growing music industry in Asia-Pacific, it is no surprise that SXSW sees an opportunity in the new world. If…

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Malaysian singer songwriter Penny Tai celebrates 23 years showbiz. Music Press Asia
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Music Documentary Narrates Malaysian-Chinese Pop Music Historic Journey

What do you think happened in the last 50 years of the Chinese pop music era in Malaysia? In 2019, AEC released a 12-episode documentary film titled At the Equator, We Sing 在赤道上唱歌的人. As part of its Merdeka Specials (Malaysia’s National Day), a rerun of the show is scheduled and is now available on ASTRO GO. To celebrate Malaysia’s talented…

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