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SCMP Reporter

A Taiwanese percussionist died after falling from the stage during pop singer Chi Chin's  New Year's Eve concert at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing.

Huang Chien-fu, 36, had joined the singer on stage to perform a duet of Chi's most popular song, Return in Winter. Huang climbed up a ladder and promptly fell off, but Chi did not see the fall and continued singing.

By the time Chi had finished the song, he was aware that Huang had fallen - but still gave a bow.

The singer said at hospital in the capital yesterday morning that it had not been planned for Huang to join him on stage and therefore he had not taken part in the show rehearsal.

'It was originally a very happy thing for us to spend New Year's Eve performing together. He was very happy all through the concert, too,' said Chi.

'I never would have expected such an accident could happen while he was singing with me. We all feel very sad.

'He was an aboriginal and very strong [physically]. At first, I thought the fall would not have been very serious and I did not expect it would end like this,' said Chi, who is a devout Buddhist.

A witness who saw the accident expressed surprise that the fall had killed Huang, since the ladder was only about two metres high with seven steps.

'That song was a part of the encore. And they had already reached the last line of the lyrics when he fell off the ladder,' the witness said. 'Who could have known this would happen?'

Huang won the prize for best soundtrack at the 2002 Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for the aboriginal-themed film Dream Tribe, and the award for best musical effects at the 2001 Taiwan Golden Bell Awards for the same film.

Taiwanese reports said that Huang's sister told reporters in Taiwan that the family would like to return his body to the island for burial, but mainland rules would probably require that it must be cremated first.



Musician dies in fall from stage at stadium concert