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2019 in Asian music
Overview of the events of 2019 in Asian music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Events
- January – Shankar Mahadevan is awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government for his contributions to Film Music.[1]
- March 1 – Opening of the 15th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival[2]
- March 18 – Opening night of "Sadhu for the Music", a unity concert arranged by Imee Ooi.[3]
- April 30 – Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra announces that Osmo Vänskä will be its next musical director, as from January 2020.[4]
- June 13 – The Chinese Opera Festival opens at the Xiqu Centre in Kowloon.[5]
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Albums
- IV of Spades – ClapClapClap! (January 18)[6]
- Arinjoy Trio – Arinjoy Trio (March)[7]
- Babymetal – Metal Galaxy (October 8)
- Band-Maid – Conqueror (December 11)
- Soumik Datta – King of Ghosts[8]
- December Avenue – Langit Mong Bughaw (December 20)[9]
- The Hu – The Gereg (September 13)[10]
- iKon – The New Kids (January 7)[11]
- Isyana Sarasvati – Lexicon (November 29)[12]
- Monsta X – Take.2 We Are Here (February 18)[13]
- Parekh & Singh – Science City (May 12)[14]
- Astha Raut – Aadhar 2 (November 28)[15]
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Classical
- Akira Nishimura – Azure Dragon (for string quartet)
Opera
- Aftab Darvishi and Miranda Lakerveld – Turan Dokht[16]
- Keith Lai – Wenguang Explores the Valley[17]
- Akira Nishimura – Asters[18]
Film and TV scores
- 4 Musics, Nadirshah, Dhanush and Madhu Vasudevan – Brother's Day[19]
- Yuki Hayashi – Star Twinkle PreCure
- Ilaiyaraaja – Thamilarasan[20]
- M. Jayachandran – Mamangam[21]
Musical films
- A Mero Hajur 3 (Nepal)
- Ajab Sanju Ra Gajab Love (India - Odia)
- Chaal Jeevi Laiye! (India - Gujarati)
- Cheer Boys!! (Japan)
- Chitralahari (India - Telugu)
- Dearest Anita (Hong Kong)[22]
- Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (India - Hindi)
- Fall in Love at First Kiss (Taiwan)
- Gully Boy (India - Hindi)[23]
- I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (China)[24]
- Laal Kabootar (Pakistan)
- Love Live! Sunshine!! (Japan)
- Neeyum Njanum (India - Malayalam)
- Oru Adaar Love (India - Malayalam)
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Deaths
- January 16 – Brian Velasco, born 1977), Filipino drummer (Razorback)[25]
- January 17 – S. Balakrishnan, 70, Indian film score composer and music director[26]
- January 22 – Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, 63, Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director[27]
- January 27 – Pepe Smith, 71, Filipino rock singer and guitarist (Juan de la Cruz Band, Speed, Glue & Shinki, Asin)
- March 23 – Shahnaz Rahmatullah, 66, Bangladeshi playback singer[28]
- April 20
- May 12 – Hiralal Yadav, 93, Indian folk singer.[31]
- July 19 – Yao Lee, 96, Chinese popular singer[32]
- August 1 – Agung Hercules, 51, Indonesian actor and singer.[33]
- August 19 – Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, 92, Indian music director and composer (Kabhie Kabhie, Umrao Jaan, Dil-e-Nadaan), lung infection.[34]
- September 12 – Ida Laila, 76, Indonesian singer[35]
- November 8 – Ramakant Gundecha, Indian Dhrupad performer[36]
- November 18 – Norodom Buppha Devi, 76, Cambodian royal and prima ballerina, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts (1998–2004).[37] was a Cambodian princess, dancer and director of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia.
- November 24
- Goo Hara, 28, South Korean singer (suicide)[38]
- Mobarak Hossain Khan, 81, Bangladeshi musicologist, musician, and writer[39]
- November 27 – He Sukun, 25, Chinese singer (suicide)[40]
- December 1 – Michael Lai, 73, Chinese composer and actor[41]
- December 26 – Nguyễn Văn Tý, 94, Vietnamese composer[42]
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References
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