October 14: Batik and the KutiMangoes
Made up of Lijbaart and Brederode, Batik have been playing together as a duo since 2005. With an emphasis on joint improvisation, they search for new tones in which traditional forms of music fade away. Formed in 2013, the KutiMangoes are a six-piece afro-beat-meets-soul-jazz band based in Copenhagen.
Cost: RMB50
When: 8pm
Where: B10, North Side of Bldg C2, North District, OCT-Loft, Nanshan District南山区华侨城创意文化园北区C2栋北侧 (8633 7602)
October 15: Sharing Session of Musical Portrait — Everyone Can Have a Song of Their Own
Presenter Xiao He approached 12 strangers with the intent of writing a song about them, after spending an entire day with each. He thought of the works as “musical portraits.” Five years later, he relaunched the project with a team of international musicians with the same goal: to record lives through song.
Cost: Free
When: 2-4pm
Where: Old Heaven Books, North District, OCT-Loft, Nanshan District南山区华侨城创意文化园北区旧天堂书店 (8633 7602)
October 16: 2015 Xtep Illumi Run
Held by Xtep, this evening run in Longgang will light up the night skies. To promote Xtep’s new running kicks, runners can go for a jog and enjoy DJs spinning all kinds of electronic music. Music fans not running but who are glow stick and dance inclined are welcome, too.
Cost: RMB198, RMB238/group of four
When: 6pm
Where: Dayun Center, Longgang District 龙岗区大运中心 (400 888 4656)
October 16: Yi Jialin and Wu Na
Yi Jialin is a shakuhachi researcher, studying craftsmanship, performance and the culture surrounding the shakuhachi, a Japanese instrument. Since hearing the shakuhachi in 2005, he has devoted himself to not only learning it, but joining numerous art exchange activities with artists from China, Britain, France, Canada and Japan as well. Wu Na is an award-winning guqin player who began her training at the age of 9 and has since performed all over Europe and Asia.
Cost: RMB50
When: 8pm
Where: B10, North Side of Bldg C2, North District, OCT-Loft, Nanshan District南山区华侨城创意文化园北区C2栋北侧 (8633 7602)
October 18: Rough Peter Brötzmann (pictured above)
This documentary follows the life Peter Brötzmann. Unconventionally arranged, the movie shows different pictures set to the tune of Brötzmann’s music.
Cost: Free
When: 2-4pm
Where: A3+, North District, OCT-Loft, Nanshan District 南山区华侨城创意文化园北区A3+ (8633 7602)
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