In October a group of young musicians from Xinjiang came to our studio. They call themselves “Jam” and they want to bring Uyghur music to a new generation.
Local musician John Lee is interested in music from India, as well as the Middle East, and Southern Europe. Many cultures have a kind of drum called a frame drum, where an animal skin is stretched over a frame. It’s one of the oldest musical instrument...
In February the stage show “The Merchants of Bollywood” came to Hong Kong. It’s full of dance, song, and spectacular costumes. The two lead artists Dipender Singh and Carol Furtado came to our studio to perform “My Heart Goes …”
The young piano player Wong Ka-Jeng or KJ has been the subject of a documentary film and has many enthusiastic fans. In July, he came to our studio with flautist Wilson Ng to play Astor Piazzolla's "Histoire du Tango".
Tonight, to round off the year, we’re looking back at some of the great musicians that have been in our studio in 2010. If you saw the movie “Gods and Generals” you’ll have heard a song by Mary Fahl called “Going Home”. In July, Mary was in Hong Kong. ...
Two of the VII Sopranos from Australia Perform the Flower Duet from Lakme
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RTHK' s The Works focuses on Hong Kong's arts and cultural scene.
The Works features news and reviews of visual and performing arts, design, literary and other “ works ” .
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