Musicians in Residence

Review on Musicians in Residence China programme jointly run by the British Council and PRS For Music Foundation.

The retrospective exhibition of Musicians in Residence China was held in Shanghai to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the British Council in China.

British-Ugandan singer-songwriter Love Ssega visited a Miao Village, studied the reed-pipe and took part in the Zhuang ethnic group’s spring music festival in Guangxi.

In Nanjing sound artist Mira Calix worked with 73 young artists from the Nanjing University of the Arts on “the Moving Museum 35” project.

Emmy the Great's Xiamen is not simply the architecture, scenery and flavours of the picturesque Gulang Island; it is also the setting of an ancient story about destiny and love.

British-Asian clarinettist, composer and leading figure in British jazz, Arun dived straight into Wuhan's most robust live venue and music community VOX.

British-Malaysian composer and producer Jasmin was fascinated by the diverse musical landscape of Northwest China.

David Lyttle's Suzhou inhabits a fantastical time in which jazz merges seamlessly with the classical Chinese instruments of the guzheng and the guqin.

Singer, songwriter and producer, FEMME brought her all-women DJ party “Girls Beats Bass” to the electro capital of China and performed with local Chengdu women DJs.

Multi-instrumentalist, composer and session player, Quinta recorded her experiences in Guizhou with careful sketches and well-crafted video.

The landscape of Yunnan as well as the folk singing have all provided inspiration for Bella’s powerful album, The Eternal Spring.

Five UK artists spent six weeks in cities across China writing new material, exploring creative opportunities and collaborating with local artists.