Category — Music

Zoë Baxter returns to Resonance 104.4 FM for the 6th series of Lucky Cat. A weekly magazine style programme which focuses on Chinese and East Asian culture with a varied mixture of music (Reggae, Asia Beat, Folk).

For series 6 Zoë has recorded an exclusive interview with China’s premier Reggae and Soul singer Cha Cha. Zoë will also be playing the audio she recorded on her trip to China earlier this year: Beijing & Shanghai soundscapes and an interview with vinyl hero Paul Au of Paul’s Records Hong Kong.

The Dim Sum Lunchbox returns with a new recipe each week from East Asian cuisine.

“A spicy mix of Black and Asian culture” – danwei.org

“Zoë throws together a tasty chop suey of reggae, blues, and vintage Asian pop for her fabulous radio show” – David Wells @ softfilm.blogspot

“I haven’t heard music this good since the John Peel show” – Joey Leung, Terracotta Film Festival

Episode 1 airs 3.30pm Saturday 15th October 2011, the series will run until Chinese New Year 2012.

Links:
http://luckykitty.blogspot.com
http://www.luckycat.podomatic.com/
http://www.mixcloud.com/luckycatzoe

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Something different and awesome? Fifteen year old Annie Wu, the 2011 National Flute Association High School Competition Winner in Charlotte, NC, beat boxes and plays the flute.

Via

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Social and collaborative media comes back to the real world with this new instrumental toy from Takara Tomy. The video below does all the explanation you’ll need, but essentially, it looks like the gadget plays different sounds by people touching both the gadget and each other to create a circuit. Looks fun!

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Everybody say “aahhh” as you watch this young(!) and talented Korean quintet strut their stuff – not just superbly skillful on their own, but also in perfect timing to each other!

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Someone cut scenes from Bruce Lee films to create the visual accompaniment to the track ‘Low On The Treble‘ by the UK London based producer Eric Lau. If you haven’t heard of him, check out his site – he’s worked with a wide range of international artists…

Eric Lau Music
Eric Lau on Visible Chinese

Watch the fantastic video below…

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The piano is tough enough with ten fingers. Watch this Chinese girl play with five fingers on one hand and none on the other. And after only first seeing a piano three years previously.

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We know what Thailand has. And we know the talent show. Just that this is the first time we’ve seen this combo on such a popular platform.. Thailand’s got Double the Talent…

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Previously posted Zoë Baxter returns to Resonance 104.4 FM for the 5th series of Lucky Cat! This weekly, one hour, magazine style radio programme focuses on Chinese and East Asian culture with a varied mixture of music (Reggae, Asia Beat, Folk).

Previous shows have included a feature on the Chinese contribution to Reggae, live sessions from Beijing rappers, a Korean punk band and British East Asian musicians, interviews with cultural arts organisers and a two-part special on the Seven Singing Stars of Shanghai (1930′s Chinese chanteuses).

Every week a new recipe is tried and tasted in regular feature The Dim Sum Lunchbox.

Episode 1 airs 3.30pm Saturday 15th January , the series will run for 11 weeks.

“A spicy mix of Black and Asian culture” – danwei.org

“Zoë throws together a tasty chop suey of reggae, blues, and vintage Asian pop for her fabulous radio show” – David Wells @ softfilm.blogspot

“I haven’t heard music this good since the John Peel show” – Joey Leung, Terracotta Film Festival

Tune in to the show on Resonance 104.4 FM

Follow Lucky Cat on Zoë Baxter’s blog
Read more about Zöe Baxter on VisibleChinese.com

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We’re happy to announce that OneInchPunch friends Liz Liew and Andy Leung have been commissioned by Chinatown Arts Space as part of the Cultural Olympiad for the London 2012 Olympics.

Andy Leung and Liz Liew will compose and perform XXXY, a musical tug-of-war reflecting contrasting themes of multicultural London: male vs female, traditional vs experimental, young vs young-at-heart, British culture vs world culture, lo-fi vs hi-fi: XX vs XY.

Read more here

www.newmusic20x12.org

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Here’s a nice video by the Japanese musical group World Order as they march around Tokyo, slowly and in synch with each other. Works with the music and they vary their speeds and movement which makes it all the more interesting!

Via The Awesomer

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