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January 25, 2025

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China Post Releases Chinese Zodiac Stamps

The Year of the Snake marks another annual event for China Post. Since 1980, it has issued Chinese Zodiac-themed stamps and has become works of art in their own right. The stamp for the Year of the Snake was recently released in Beijing. This year’s snake stamps ingeniously combine the reptile’s image with symbols of good fortune. PAN HU Designer,…

FX’s Samurai Series ‘Shogun’ Wins 18 Emmys

The accolades for “Shogun” reflect not only the growing diversity in American entertainment, but also the legacy of Japan’s “jidaigeki” samurai films, which have influenced directors worldwide. “Shogun” recently racked…

Shogun wins 18 Emmys
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German Choir to bridge German Chinese friendship. Music Press Asia
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German Choir To Bridge China-Germany Friendship

As China and Europe have resumed exchanges and dialogue at all levels since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of students and teachers from the Chinese Choir of Burg Gymnasium, a German high school, restarted cultural exchanges with China in March. Peng Liyuan, the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, warmly welcomed them in Beijing last week. After…

Tinariwen: The Roots Of The Blues Will Sing

Just a few weeks away from performing at the Shibuya Club Quattro in Japan, Tinariwen confirmed show at JioSpace, Petaling Jaya on Dec.15. Malaysia’s performing arts history archive, Pusaka collaborates…

Tinariwen 2023 gig. Music Press Asia
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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…

Womex Film Documentary program 2023 Jorane Castro Beto Martins. 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…

Khusugtun Mongolia music Buda Musique. 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.…

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How Lo-fi Music a Cultural Phenomenon & Therapy to Gen Z

Lo-fi is identified as low-fidelity music or DIY music. Already fast becoming a genre deliberately recorded to magnify its imperfections, it is the low sound quality that stands out. However, the music genre has become extremely popular in recent years, especially with the Gen Z…

Colour Me Chill. Music Press Asia