In a tune-up for the 2010 World Expo, some famous world musicians from China and abroad will perform at the Shanghai Century Park and Shanghai Oriental Art Center for the 2009 World Music Shanghai festival from April 30 to May 5.
Eleven world-famous musicians and ensembles will stage five breathtaking shows.
The lowest ticket prices start at 30 yuan (US$4.39). The Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, the Shanghai International Culture Association and the Pudong Culture Bureau are organizing the event.
The three shows set for the Shanghai Oriental Art Center will combine folk and popular music from all over the world. Audiences are able to feel the harmony and difference in culture in all the productions.
In the opening show of the music festival, Chinese performer Sa Dingding, a rising power in the international music scene known for her innovative combination of minority elements in contemporary music, will collaborate with the best-selling world music group, Grammy-winning Deep Forest.
Also on the stage at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center will be the London-born Zimbabwean singer Netsayi who embarks on a musical journey in search for her roots; Amrta, a band from Shanghai; and Zakir Hussain, a classical tabla (an Indian drum) virtuoso famed for his consistently brilliant and exciting performances.
At Century Park, five ensembles will present two shows of international music: Samba Batucada from Brazil will bring their carnival music from South America; Yi's Playground will present authentic music from the Huayao Yi minority group of China; Les Ballets African De Guinea will showcase their striking traditional dances from Africa; the Tibetan and Qiang from Aba, an ethnic group in Sichuan Province, will dazzle the stage with the fusion of Tibetan and Qiang minority music.
Also joining the holiday festivities will be the Shrine Synchro System, DJs famous for mixing Afro rhythms with electronic sounds. The Shrine Synchro System, one of the world's foremost DJ units, is a pioneer of the Afro beat and established a legendary club in the heart of Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital.
On May 5, a "China-Britain World Music Dialogue" will be held at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center, at which Chinese and British scholars and musicians will discuss music programs for the Expo 2010.
The participants include Tian Qing, director of the Center of Protection of Oral and Non-material Cultural Heritage of China, performer Sola Liu, Professor Rachel Harris from the School of Oriental and African Studies of London University, and Clair Whitaker, the man behind the BBC World Music Awards.
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