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Triple trouble: more festivals coming your way

Triple trouble: more festivals coming your way

So you thought Midi was the only festival game in town? Think again. Three music events - all festivals of a sort - covering three different types of music are heading your way in the next month or so. Yes, we know one of them is related to Expo, but World Music has the right to a festival too and bringing in those kind of artists was never going to escape Haibao's reach this close to 2010. We'll have more details on all of these nearer the time but, for now, here's a preview:

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By Jake Newby in on April 16, 2009 4:30 PM

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Interview: DJ Dexter kicks off Krumping at the Shelter

Interview: DJ Dexter kicks off Krumping at the Shelter

For more local events, visit the Shanghaiist Calendar.

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By Matt Doyle in on April 9, 2009 10:00 PM

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Sa Ding Ding: China's next major export?

Scanning The Independent the other day, we came across a piece about a gloriously named singer called 萨顶顶 (Sa Ding Ding) that caught our eye. Born to a Mongolian mother and Han Chinese father, the article calls her a 'former Mongolian nomad' who is 'poised to sweep the globe' with her blend of traditional folk sounds and dance music. Intrigued, we had a hunt on Baidu's ever-reliable MP3 search engine (not that Shanghaiist condones illegal downloading of course) and found that searching for her name in characters returns quite a few results.

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By Jake Newby in on April 7, 2008 6:00 AM

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