Check out this cover of Guns N’ Roses’ Sweet Child O’ Mine by Michelle Kwan, a guzheng player from Vancouver, Canada. The guzheng is a Chinese instrument belonging to the zither family, regarded as one of the most ancient Chinese musical instruments according to documents recorded in the Qin dynasty (before 206 BC). Michelle says: […]
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The UK’s clubbing scene for Chinese and East Asian students and locals has started. Here we feature some of the best events around the country in date order. Click on each image to go to the Facebook event page for more details. Go Ape Events – Newcastle on 30th September 2013 Click on image to go […]
On Saturday September 21st 2013, one of the biggest Korean solo stars, Jay Park will perform his very first European show at the Hammersmith Apollo in London as part of his European concert tour. Chance to win tickets Event organiser INVAZI have teamed up with Nee Hao Magazine as media partners and as a result […]
Screenshot of the music video By Richard Sze An American rock band called Day Above Ground has caused offence and controversy in the release of their latest music video entitled Asian Girlz. Netizens around the world and social network communities have condemned and accused the band for being racist, some going as far as to say it’s […]
London based award winning Composer Raymond Yiu who is originally from Hong Kong, announces two concerts to bring Chinese music to the masses. Through months of preparation, rehearsals and working with other with high quality artists, the public are in for a treat. Yiu writes for Nee Hao Magazine, to tell readers more about creating cultural […]
The UK Chinese/East Asian clubbing scene has reached mainstream status. This previously niche market is doing their part by pumping hundreds of thousands of pounds every week into the British economy. Nee Hao Magazine has been featuring the top event organisers for the British Chinese and East Asian community in the UK, and this time […]
Wanting Qu, a Vancouver-based singer-songwriter is the first person of Chinese descent to be signed by one of the largest and most influential independent record labels in the world. Nettwerk Music are responsible for over 400 albums that have amassed worldwide sales in excess of 100 million albums. They discovered superband Coldplay, and are the management for bands such as Stereophonics and Family of […]
The UK Chinese/East Asian clubbing scene has reached mainstream status. This previously niche market is doing their part by pumping hundreds of thousands of pounds every week into the economy. Nee Hao Magazine interviews Swank Wong from London. Together with her sidekick Nelson Wai Chow, they run Gozzip Productionz. A few questions were put to them […]
As Aldous Huxley once said, experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him. At this moment of my career as a composer, Mr. Huxley’s saying rings truer than ever. I believe that a composer’s reaction to their experience is central to their entire output […]