“TRI-ART!ON” Concert opens Asia+ Festival with cross-border band music fusion

“TRI-ART!ON” Concert opens Asia+ Festival with cross-border band music fusion  
     Carl Wong, curator and music director of the Concert, will lead a host band formed by local musicians including drummer Jun Kung, vocalist Jan Curious, guitarist Jason Kui, multi-instrumentalist Danny Yau, and keyboardist Frankie Yip.
 
     The “TRI-ART!ON” line-up also includes Uuhai, a Mongolian heavy metal band making its Hong Kong debut and known for incorporating traditional Mongolian instruments such as the horsehead fiddle as well as Khoomei (throat singing) into contemporary metal sounds. KARDI, an emerging Korean rock band, pairs the traditional geomungo with K-rock female vocals to deliver a distinctive rock style. KIKI, a Thai indie band, creates a chill vibe of the modern city with buoyant electronic grooves and dreamy textures. Together, these four bands will move between traditions and the contemporary on stage, displaying the various dimensions of sound to present a cross-regional and cross-genre pop music performance.
 
     The “TRI-ART!ON” Concert will be staged at 7.45pm on September 23 and 24 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre. Tickets priced at $380, $480, $580, $650 and $720 are available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk 
     Presented by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Asia+ Festival is held annually from September to November. Themed “Traditions Recast”, this year’s festival brings together over 30 countries and regions, and presents more than 100 performances and related activities, showcasing the artistic essence of Asia and countries and regions along the Belt and Road. For programme enquiries and ticketing concessions, please call 2370 1044 or visit www.asiaplus.gov.hkIssued at HKT 11:00