A fabulous opening concert highlighting and dedicated to cultural diversity in programming, a philosophy promoted by the Brunswick Music Festival for 20 years. To open the show we are delighted to present the musicians and dancers of Xianyang who are visiting as part of a cultural delegation from our sister city in China. This will be an extraordinary performance of the culture and art of one the largest of our Asian neighbours.

Mr Wang Jianfeng – Suona Horn Player of Jingyang County Theatrical Company. Ms Liang Peipei – Erhu Fiddle Player and Teacher of Xianyang Normal University. Ms Wang Fengyan – Chinese Zither Player and Teacher of Qinghua Arts Training School. Mr Jiao Liang – Dancer and Teacher of Xianyang Vocational College. Ms Tu Sha – Dancer and Teacher of Xianyang Multi-Color Arts Troupe.

ARIA winning Zulya and the Children of the Underground are by far one of the most intriguing and unique acts in Australia, and indeed the world. Zulya’s music defies pigeon holing, but has been described as “somewhere between Kurt Weill-ish Euro-Cabaret jazz and lullabies constructed to tear your heart out.” The band play exquisitely arranged original music inspired by Zulya’s Tatar and Russian roots. Their most recent album, 3 Nights, received the 2007 ARIA for Best World Music Album and secured a position in the top 10 of European World Music charts for several months – a feat no other Australian album in this genre has ever achieved.
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