2019 in Asian music

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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]

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]

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)

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
- Amar Pal, 96, folk singer^[29]
- Wu Yili, 89, Chinese-Singaporean classical pianist^[30]
May 12 – Hiralal Yadav, 93, Indian folk singer.^[31]
July 19 – Yao Lee, 96, Chinese popular singer^[32]
August 1 – Agung Hercules [id], 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]

By country

References

^ "Previous Awardees". padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ "Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2019". EverFest.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
^ "Imee Ooi dreams of creating an 'Olympics' series for dharma music". star2. March 15, 2019. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^ "Osmo Vänskä Announced As Music Director of Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra" (Press release). Harrison Parrott. April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
^ "The tenth anniversary of Chinese Opera Festival in 2019". Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^ Fallore, Renuel (January 18, 2019). "IV OF SPADES Debut Album 'CLAPCLAPCLAP' Has Arrived!". Myx. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
^ David Britto (March 11, 2019). "Kolkata's Arinjoy Trio Bring the Blues on Self-Titled Debut Album". Rolling Stone.
^ "King of Ghosts". Soumik Datta. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "December Avenue Releases "Langit Mong Bughaw" – Listen Now!". Tower of Doom. December 21, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^ Lewry, Fraser (September 13, 2019). "The HU's track-by-track guide to debut album The Gereg". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 15, 2019 – via Louder Sound.
^ "iKon Ready to Share New Repackaged Album Next Month". Al Bawaba. December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
^ Rakyat, Pikiran. "Lexicon, Album Ketiga Isyana Sarasvati - Pikiran-Rakyat.com". www.Pikiran Rakyat.
^ Daly, Rhian (February 18, 2019). "Monsta X – 'Take.2 We Are Here' review". NME. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
^ "Kolkata-based duo, Parekh and Singh's new album, Science City, is an ode to the 'lightness of childhood'". New Indian Express. May 10, 2019.
^ "Astha Raut launches 'Aadhar 2'". Republica. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
^ "Holland Festival 2019, page on Turan Dokht". Holland Festival. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
^ Chen Nan (November 7, 2019). "Traditional opera thrives in small theaters". China Daily. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "Akira Nishimura's Asters: A Major New Japanese Opera". Opera Today. March 14, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
^ "Dhanush to make his singing debut in Malayalam with Prithviraj's 'Brother's Day'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
^ "Ilaiyaraaja roped in to compose music for Vijay Antony's Tamilarasan". The News Minute. January 19, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^ "Mammootty movie Mamangam will have M Jayachandran's music". Times of India. December 19, 2017.
^ "朝花夕拾‧芳華絕代 Dearest Anita,..." Retrieved March 25, 2019.
^ "Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Zoya Akhtar take Gully Boy global. See pics from Berlin Film Festival". Hindustan Times. February 9, 2019.
^ "CNY 2019: 10 Chinese New Year Films To Watch This Festive Season". Hype. January 30, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
^ Razorback drummer Brian Velasco dies
^ Malayalam music composer S Balakrishnan dies at 69
^ "Musician Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul passes away" (Press release). The Daily Star, Bangladesh. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
^ "Citibank pays tribute to Shahnaz Rahmatullah". The Daily Star. January 19, 2008.
^ Folk ace Amar Pal passes away at 96, CM expresses condolences
^ Wu, Elaine Yi-Li (2009). Great Maestro: Elaine Yi-Li Wu. Guangzhou: Guangzhou Audio and Video Publishing. ISBN 9787885188641. OCLC 965823147.
^ Padma Shri Awardee Bhojpuri singer Hiralal Yadav passes away at 93
^ "Yao Lee, singer known as the 'Silver Voice' who fused Chinese folk forms with jazz rhythms – obituary". The Telegraph. October 14, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
^ Agung Hercules Meninggal Dunia di Usia 51 Tahun (in Indonesian)
^ Music composer Khayyam passes away at 92
^ "Penyanyi Legendaris Ida Laila Meninggal Dunia". Republika Online. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ "Drupad maestro Ramakant Gundecha dead". The Hindu. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
^ "Princess Buppha Devi dies at 76". November 18, 2019.
^ Goo Hara Passes Away
^ Music scholar Mobarak Hossain Khan passes away
^ "He SuKun eks SNH48 Tewas Bunuh Diri, Perundungan dan Gangguan Mental Jadi Penyebab".
^ Michael Lai, giant of film and TV music in Hong Kong, dies at 73
^ Nhạc sĩ Nguyễn Văn Tý sống cô độc để làm nên những sáng tác để đời (in Vietnamese)

[1] "Previous Awardees". padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[2] "Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2019". EverFest.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.

[3] "Imee Ooi dreams of creating an 'Olympics' series for dharma music". star2. March 15, 2019. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

[4] "Osmo Vänskä Announced As Music Director of Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra" (Press release). Harrison Parrott. April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.

[5] "The tenth anniversary of Chinese Opera Festival in 2019". Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

[6] Fallore, Renuel (January 18, 2019). "IV OF SPADES Debut Album 'CLAPCLAPCLAP' Has Arrived!". Myx. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[7] David Britto (March 11, 2019). "Kolkata's Arinjoy Trio Bring the Blues on Self-Titled Debut Album". Rolling Stone.

[8] "King of Ghosts". Soumik Datta. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[9] "December Avenue Releases "Langit Mong Bughaw" – Listen Now!". Tower of Doom. December 21, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

[Louder_Sound-10] Lewry, Fraser (September 13, 2019). "The HU's track-by-track guide to debut album The Gereg". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 15, 2019 – via Louder Sound.

[11] "iKon Ready to Share New Repackaged Album Next Month". Al Bawaba. December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

[12] Rakyat, Pikiran. "Lexicon, Album Ketiga Isyana Sarasvati - Pikiran-Rakyat.com". www.Pikiran Rakyat.

[13] Daly, Rhian (February 18, 2019). "Monsta X – 'Take.2 We Are Here' review". NME. Retrieved April 3, 2019.

[14] "Kolkata-based duo, Parekh and Singh's new album, Science City, is an ode to the 'lightness of childhood'". New Indian Express. May 10, 2019.

[15] "Astha Raut launches 'Aadhar 2'". Republica. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[16] "Holland Festival 2019, page on Turan Dokht". Holland Festival. Retrieved May 24, 2019.

[17] Chen Nan (November 7, 2019). "Traditional opera thrives in small theaters". China Daily. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[18] "Akira Nishimura's Asters: A Major New Japanese Opera". Opera Today. March 14, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

[19] "Dhanush to make his singing debut in Malayalam with Prithviraj's 'Brother's Day'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

[20] "Ilaiyaraaja roped in to compose music for Vijay Antony's Tamilarasan". The News Minute. January 19, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

[21] "Mammootty movie Mamangam will have M Jayachandran's music". Times of India. December 19, 2017.

[22] "朝花夕拾‧芳華絕代 Dearest Anita,..." Retrieved March 25, 2019.

[23] "Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Zoya Akhtar take Gully Boy global. See pics from Berlin Film Festival". Hindustan Times. February 9, 2019.

[24] "CNY 2019: 10 Chinese New Year Films To Watch This Festive Season". Hype. January 30, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

[25] Razorback drummer Brian Velasco dies

[26] Malayalam music composer S Balakrishnan dies at 69

[27] "Musician Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul passes away" (Press release). The Daily Star, Bangladesh. Retrieved January 22, 2019.

[28] "Citibank pays tribute to Shahnaz Rahmatullah". The Daily Star. January 19, 2008.

[29] Folk ace Amar Pal passes away at 96, CM expresses condolences

[30] Wu, Elaine Yi-Li (2009). Great Maestro: Elaine Yi-Li Wu. Guangzhou: Guangzhou Audio and Video Publishing. ISBN 9787885188641. OCLC 965823147.

[31] Padma Shri Awardee Bhojpuri singer Hiralal Yadav passes away at 93

[32] "Yao Lee, singer known as the 'Silver Voice' who fused Chinese folk forms with jazz rhythms – obituary". The Telegraph. October 14, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2021.

[33] Agung Hercules Meninggal Dunia di Usia 51 Tahun (in Indonesian)

[34] Music composer Khayyam passes away at 92

[35] "Penyanyi Legendaris Ida Laila Meninggal Dunia". Republika Online. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

[The_Hindu_2019-36] "Drupad maestro Ramakant Gundecha dead". The Hindu. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.

[37] "Princess Buppha Devi dies at 76". November 18, 2019.

[38] Goo Hara Passes Away

[39] Music scholar Mobarak Hossain Khan passes away

[40] "He SuKun eks SNH48 Tewas Bunuh Diri, Perundungan dan Gangguan Mental Jadi Penyebab".

[41] Michael Lai, giant of film and TV music in Hong Kong, dies at 73

[42] Nhạc sĩ Nguyễn Văn Tý sống cô độc để làm nên những sáng tác để đời (in Vietnamese)

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Opera

Film and TV scores

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Deaths

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