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Poetry and music both play important roles in Chinese histor y\, language and culture. Experience the beauty and fluidity of both forms in this lyrical encounter of music and literature.
\n\nAbout Marco
Zhang Yao Tian (Music producer\, songwriter and singer)
\nMarco e
njoys travelling to learn about other music cultures and have music exchang
es with other musicians. He is representative of the younger generation of
artists who compose and perform Nanyang poems and music\, and has given mul
tiple performances at the 2017 Chinese Poetry Year.
Marco is also the guitarist and vocalist of GIMA band\, which is the first Mongolian&nbs p\;morin khuur \;and guitar fusion band in South East Asia. GI MA blends ancient folk cultures with a modern style and creates new soundsc apes with creative arrangements to interpret world music. In Oct 2017\, GIM A launched their debut album\, \;Mongolian Fusion.
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b>About Amanda Huang Qian (Songwriter and singer)
\nInfluenced by
her family\, Amanda was obsessed with traditional Beijing opera and underwe
nt opera training at a young age. Subsequently she moved on to receive prof
essional training in Chinese folk singing. Due to work\, she was in Spain f
or a couple of years and travelled around Europe\, where she thoroughly exp
erienced the fusion and collision of eastern and western cultures. With a s
trong determination and passion for music\, she joined her husband Marco Zh
ang to promote Nanyang poetry and music.