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24 May 2012 |
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Photo by Psyche Cho / culture.tw
Local band AZeR's Siyu performs at a press conference
held May 23 to promote a free outdoor concert scheduled
on May 26 at Daan Forest Park in Taipei. |
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Photo by Psyche Cho / culture.tw
A group photo shows musicians participating
in the upcoming Bravo Music Festival
May 26 at Daan Forest Park in Taipei. |
A free outdoor concert series promises music from around the world will fill the air and win bravos from listeners at Taipei's Daan Forest Park this Saturday, presenting a non-stop music feast all afternoon and straight into the night.
"The Bravo Music Festival”, developed under a broad theme of world music, features ten local bands specializing in diverse music genres, according to organizer Bravo Radio.
"Concerts focused on world music are not rare in Taiwan, but it's the first time this genre of music has been introduced to people all by local bands,” said the organizer May 23 in Taipei.
The series will kick off at 3 pm and run till 9 pm. Jazz band Organology, which fuses hard bop and a straight-ahead style, will lead off the six-hour run, followed by tango compositions performed by Orquesta Siempre Tango. Next up will be a Taiwanese ethnic group presenting Hakka songs.
Afternoon Tree's relaxing melodies will continue the concert at 16:30 with an assortment of classic, jazz, pop songs and Chinese music, creating a soothing afternoon break. Rich Huang, billed as the Drummer King of Taiwan, will team up with other musicians to present a heart-beating quartet.
The second half of the day's events is scheduled to open with Sizhukong, a unique ensemble featuring a repertoire of mixed traditional Chinese music and jazz. "The event serves as a great platform to communicate between musicians and listeners,” said Sizhukong Director Yuwen Peng.
AZeR's Siyu sitar led by Wu Hsin-tse will fete audiences with a performance featuring the Indian instrument sitar, along with bass, drum and Australian didgeridoo. Wu's idea of world music coincides with the variety of instruments in his band. As he says, "world music is a genre created jointly by people around the world under the same space-time.”
Indigenous music and Brazilian folk music choro will bring a conclusion to the festival, which is held in the hopes of giving a big bravo of support to musicians and to life as well.
Written by Psyche Cho / culture.tw
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