heavy metal

Manila, November 2014.

Nice dog

Seville, Spain, December 2013.

Nostalgia, neo Maoists, and a great performance

The 50th anniversary of the Red Detachment of Women 红色娘子军 was celebrated yesterday (18 January 2014) at the outstanding National Centre for the Performing Arts 国家大剧院 in Beijing.

1964, shortly after the man-made disaster of the Great Leap Forward this ballet became the tune of the years to come. The performance was sold out and the tunes of the Red Detachment of Women were still heard after the curtain fell.

Beijing, Janaury 2014.

Street musician

Beijing, December 2013.

Best hairdresser cum DJ in Beijing

I hated hair cuts before going to Wu Kan (蕪衎), Da Zong's “Hair Design Bureau" at BeiXinQiao subway station exit C.  

Best hair cut cum music in town.

Beijing, December 2013.

China Rocks

Erhu exercises

Beijing, August 2013.

Listening to the band

 ... and fresh air with Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and Liu Shaoqi (if I spot it right) 

Beijing, Tiantan Park, August 2013.

Walking songs

Jakarta, January 2010.

more rhythm

Mount Hagen sing-sing, August 2012.

Street party

Hosaena region, Ethiopia, January 2012.

Addis Acoustic Project

... and now LIVE!!

Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, January 2012.

FUCK BUTTONS LIVE

Tokyo, February 2011.

Benefit Concert for Casa San Miguel Preforming Arts Foundation & The Metro Manila Orchestra

Some soundbits are on facebook: Coke Bolipata and Dave Eggar live at the Establishment, The Fort.

Manila, July 2010.

Making music

Jakarta, March 2010.

The Band

Dieng Plateau, Central-Java, June 2009.

Newly wed umbrella dance

Aix en Provence, France, September 2009.

Bamboo jaw's harp

Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, May 2009.

Sharks, drums and rock 'n' roll

September 2008 photo from Putri Island, West-Java.

Bach in Bali

Music by Bach is universal, indeed! After the album Bach (use the English pronunciation) to Africa Johann Sebastian's spirit traveled to Bali and met American violinist Robert Brown and Balinese dancer Nyoman Sura. The three together created a wonderful new mysterical experience uniting cultures from the opposite parts of the world.

What a fantastic evening!

Photo from Jakarta, August 2008.

Canned music makes you puke early in the morning

Can you imagine being in one of the most unique hotels on the globe—situated in Pakistan’s Wild West—and you have to listen to 'canned music' like Kenny G. every morning?

Why on Earth don’t they play beautiful Quawali, ghazals or some Balochistan tunes?

Photo from Quetta’s Serena hotel, March 2008.