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Home is where the heart is. But it was never that simple for Jakarta-based anthemic contemporary pop band lightcraft. Founded in Malaysia in 2008 while studying at the same university in Selangor, lightcraft have always felt a sense of displacement wherever they were. Seen as a foreign band on Malaysian soil, they persevered and persisted to the point where they achieved modest success in a country far from home. When they returned to Jakarta in 2013, they faced the same predicament: they were aliens in their own backyard.

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After more than two decades sharing the stage, as background singer for The Upstairs, co-vocalist of Goodnight Electric, and vocalist or Bite, Rebecca Theodora is now ready to face the spotlight as a solo artist — marked by the release of «Malaise» as her first single. First written in 2016, undergoing lyric changes in 2017, and a new arrangement finalised when the global pandemic broke out, “Malaise” embodies Rebecca’s musical sensibilities that have continued to develop over the years.

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music bridge tokyo is a showcase music festival and conference that aims to bring together independent and emerging artists from around the world, in the spirit of musical collaboration, information sharing, education, and building a support network they would not otherwise have. The event will take place on April 12 and 13, 2024, in four venues across the central city of Tokyo.

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SXSW Music Festival, happening from March 11-16 in Austin, featured a number of asian talented artists from Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, and other asian countries in the currently announced list, in addition to 250 and Reality Club, there are six Taiwanese talents to discover, namely Chih Siou, Fire Ex. Mong Tong, The Dinosaur’s Skin, Majin and Gummy B.

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Dos talentosas artistas, Hiyo (LEONAIR), de Japón, y Lyv Marz de Colombia se han unido para traernos una colaboración musical única que estamos seguros de que les dejará asombrados. Su canción, «Warumono», cuyo título se traduce del japonés como ‘Mal compañero’, es mucho más que una simple colaboración musical. Es un viaje sonoro que trasciende fronteras y fusiona dos culturas en un torbellino de expresión artística. Desde ciudades separadas por miles de kilómetros, estas dos artistas han creado una melodía que se entrelaza con las raíces de cada una, y que refleja la diversidad y belleza de sus respectivas ubicaciones.