Nights come alive with the tunes and rhythms of Asian pop, African funk, Brazilian jazz and other global treats
THOSE WHO INSIST on variety will not be disappointed by the dazzling multicultural colours and sounds of the Hong Kong Arts Festival's music lineup.
Contemporary music lovers will be assailed by, among many other things, African funk, Asian pop, Brazilian bossa nova and Bulgarian wedding band music.
The City Hall concert hall will on March 3 reverberate with the band sounds of a wedding party, in this case Eastern European nuptials, when legendary clarinettist Ivo Papasov And His Wedding Band present their unique mix of traditional Bulgarian and Balkan folk and contemporary sounds.
Papasov's rise to fame began 30 years ago, when he and his group became the top band playing the Bulgarian wedding circuit. It is local legend that hundreds of uninvited guests would turn up at wedding parties wherever Papasov and his famous band were playing.
Papasov is credited with bringing contemporary Balkan music into global culture. His hit new album Fairground combines his spirited mix of bright sounds and wild clarinet playing with the band's jazz improvisations.