
Eunice Keitan shares compelling tale of reckoning with her Chinese and Malaysian roots in the Canadian music industry
Keitan has come a long way from being a 14-year-old guitarist who felt she had to shield her Asian identity.

Keitan has come a long way from being a 14-year-old guitarist who felt she had to shield her Asian identity.

Hsu relied on live looping in revealing his proficiency with a variety of instruments at Performance Works.

Alex See says that when she was in her early 20s, she lacked the confidence to pursue a career in music, but now she’s creating a full album.

溫哥華的 Jade Music Fest 將匯聚兩位備受喜愛的亞洲音樂家,在 Vogue Theatre(時尚劇院)舉行一場音樂會,並邀請來自加拿大三個城市的音樂家參加。本週五(11 月 8 日)的 Concert of Convergence (匯聚音樂會)將由香港抒情歌后樹莉莉 (Serrini) 和台灣超級巨星鄭宜農 (Enno Cheng) 領銜演出。

The Jade Music Fest is presenting the Concert of Convergence, which will include Canadian artists Aiko Tomi, Daniel Lew, and Mirabelle Jien.

The Jade Music Fest will present Tzienna at Performance Works on Granville Island with Jacqueline Teh, Scott Hsu, and Van Lefan.

有些女歌手在全球家喻户晓,以至于只需使用单名就能让人识别,例如玛丹娜、碧昂丝、蕾哈娜、爱黛儿、雪儿和夏奇拉。温哥华歌手柳慈 (Tze) 也是单名出道,并怀抱著录制专辑和在世界各地演出的宏大抱负。然而,与流行音乐、R&B或舞曲不同,柳慈将自己的音乐风格定义为「古典跨界」。

有些女歌手在全球家喻戶曉,以至於只需使用單名就能讓人識別,例如瑪丹娜、碧昂絲、蕾哈娜、愛黛兒、雪兒和夏奇拉。溫哥華歌手柳慈 (Tze) 也是單名出道,並懷抱著錄製專輯和在世界各地演出的宏大抱負。然而,與流行音樂、R&B或舞曲不同,柳慈將自己的音樂風格定義為「古典跨界」。

Jien, who will play the Jade Music Fest, says that “Wildfire” is her metaphor for cancer—and it’s become her most requested song.

當台灣音樂人 Joyin Wang 王喬尹開始創作歌曲時,她寫的歌詞是英文。然而,現在她在自己的網站上自我介紹為「台灣的客家之聲」。王喬尹透過翻譯告訴《Pancouver》:「我創作客家歌曲的主要原因是,我覺得它能與我內心的自我產生更深的共鳴。」「我成長的客家村落在鄉間,具體來說,是在一個小小的山坡上。」










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The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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