2017 Kulangsu Music Festival — July 12th, 2017

Date: July 12th 2017, Wednesday, 10:00  Venue: Kulangsu Concert Hall Thirty Years of Brilliance, an Exhibition of the 30 Years History of the Kulangsu Concert Hall From July 12th, 2017 to July 17th, 2017, Kulangsu Island is hosting the “2017 Kulangsu Music Festival”. There will be many top musicians around the world gathering on Kulangsu […]

2017 Kulangsu Music Festival Agenda (July 12th to July 17th)

From July 12th, 2017 to July 17th, 2017, Kulangsu Island is hosting the “2017 Kulangsu Music Festival”. There will be many top musicians around the world gathering on Kulangsu Island and performing in the Kulangsu Concert Hall. The schedule is listed below: “2017鼓浪屿音乐节”在厦门市政府的领导下,由鼓浪屿−−万石山风景名胜区管理委员会主办,将于2017年7月12日至17日在充满梦幻色彩的音乐之岛−−鼓浪屿拉开帷幕。届时,将有许多国际优秀的音乐家汇聚鼓浪屿音乐厅进行演出。详情请看下列行程表:  

Street Ukeleles (You ke li li jietou yiren 尤克里里街头艺人)

These two licensed street artists provide some of the street-music atmosphere for which Kulangsu Island was once famous. Two colorful men hang out near the Marine Garden Hotel, on opposite sides of the dramatic typhoon-struck tree, playing and selling cheap ukeleles. Music includes a variety of Chinese folk songs, plus frequent renditions of “Gulangyu Zhi […]

Listening to Kulangsu (Ting Gulangyu 听鼓浪屿)

My first introduction to Kulangsu was “Gulangyu Zhi Bo,” played by Jing. I had heard it at least fifty times before I ever saw Kulangsu, and before I even knew this was originally a song with words. It was my favorite song on Jing’s CD, which I played obsessively in my car when she was […]

Long Time No See Bar (Hao Jiu Bu Jian 好久不见)

The Long Time No See Bar (Hao Jiu Bu Jian 好久不见), Kulangsu’s biggest, loudest, and liveliest music bar hops with activity almost every night of the week, and really hums on weekends. The resident band is the best on the island for pop music, mixed with a variety of comedy that’s visually funny enough to […]