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Nearly 30 years after it hosted “China’s Woodstock,” a small central Chinese city is still home to a music culture that rocks in its own way

New book by Shanghai-based historian Andrew Field looks back at the early years of rock music in China and the Beijing underground scene

After the pandemic, Chinese music festivals are back. But inflated prices, poor site management, and a lack of diverse lineups leaves attendees disappointed

Singapore’s mandarin music scene used to be one of the most successful, with huge stars emerging from the tiny city-state. Now artists struggle to make a breakthrough

From the first album to the first festival, here’s how Afrobeats has quietly grown in China’s music market

Chinese American hip hop artist Bohan Phoenix reaches beyond his “in-between identity” to craft new sounds

Reggae is becoming better understood, more popular, and is even starting to infiltrate popular music in China