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Saturday: The Side-Effects at Speakeasy Bar As Kunming emerges from its Olympic lull, Beijing funk/blues band The Side-Effects will play Speakeasy Bar on Saturday night. Admission to the 9:30 show is 25 yuan. After the band, DJ Ma Xi will play a trance/electronic/reggae set. Sunday: Free afternoon documentaries at Yuansheng Studio Yuansheng Studio will continue to hold free afternoon showings of documentaries from the Yunfest archives on Sunday afternoon, from 2:00 to 6:00. An open discussion of the films will be held after the screenings. Get your event listed in GoKunming Is your venue holding a concert, party, exhibition opening, dance performance, English corner or any other kind of event? GoKunming wants to share information about events in Kunming with its thousands of readers – for free. All you need to do is send us basic information about your event (type of event, venue, date/time, ticket price if any, etc) to us via our contact form. We are happy to post information about any kinds of events out there – to make sure your event makes it into the calendar please notify us at least 48 hours prior to the event. Tags: DJ Ma Xi, Speakeasy Bar, The Side-Effects, Yuansheng Studio, Yunfest Chinese hiphop compilation release party tonightFriday, 25th July 2008 ~ Chris ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
Tonight in Kunming is the official release party of a hiphop compilation album featuring some of China's top DJs and MCs coming together to showcase the rapidly growing mainland hiphop scene. Envisioned by Kunming-based DJ DSK, The Battle of the Year China 2008 is a snapshot of the state of hiphop in China today. Battle of the Year is an annual international B-boy competition, the biggest of its kind in the world, with more than 20 countries from six continents represented. The Battle of the Year China 2008 is the soundtrack of the China competition and will travel with this year's BOTY China winners – Guangzhou's Energy Crew – to the Asian BOTY finals in Thailand and, should Energy win, on to the world championships in Germany this October. Three-time DMC China champion DJ Wordy from Beijing, Red Star and Mr Tsang from Shanghai, Chengdu-based producer Jovian, Guangzhou DJ BMD and Kunming funk outfit People's Rhythm all appear on the album, as does DSK. The mix of different styles and cities comes together like a hiphop hotpot blending flavors from all around China.
The 14-track album is the first release by Kunming label Unity Recordings, which was founded by DSK and business partner Sam Debell to promote Chinese musicians – hiphop as well as funk and electro. Tonight's release party for Battle Of The Year China 2008 will take place at Speakeasy Bar and will feature the last performance of Minjian Funk plus DJ sets by DJ DSK and DJ Kris. CDs will be on sale for 20 yuan – with a free shot of vodka with every album purchase. Music starts at 10 and entry is free. Battle Of The Year China 2008 is on sale at Salvador's Coffee House and CD stores around Wenlin Jie and Wenhua Xiang. MP3s: Don't F@@k Around - DJ Wordy Enter The Dragon - DJ DSK & The Yunnan 4 Tags: b-boy, Battle of the Year, BMD, DJ DSK, DJ Kris, DJ Wordy, Jovian, music, People's Rhythm, Red Star, Sam Debell, Speakeasy Bar, Unity Recordings
Saturday: Paper Hearts at MUST Colombian Cafe The newly opened MUST Colombian Coffee on Wenhua Xiang will host Paper Hearts, a Canadian solo artist playing acoustic music, on Saturday night beginning at 8. All beverages and alcohol will be 20 percent off during the performance, which is expected to last around two hours. Entrance to the show is free. Saturday: Business lounge party at Sunflower From 8:30 until 11 on Saturday night, Sunflower – located across from the south gate of Cuihu Park – will host a rare business networking event billed as a 'Business Lounge Party'. Local and foreign businesspeople from around the city will be rubbing elbows and exchanging business cards to the lounge-y sounds of DJ Kris. Free-flow wine, whiskey and other drinks will be accompanied by snacks. Admission to the event is 200 yuan. Saturday: Summer dance party at Speakeasy Bar Although it's technically always spring in Kunming, in the rest of the northern hemisphere it is summer. Speakeasy Bar will throw a summer dance party on Saturday night. Music will be provided by DJ QY and DJ Menace – female partygoers in sexy beach attire will receive free cocktails. The party starts at ten, admission is free. Saturday: Gin party at Chapter One Gin lovers will want to stop by Chapter One on Saturday night for a night of gin madness featuring gin and tonic, gin and juice, gin and ginger ale as well as Daneel's favorite – gin and gin. The gin starts flowing after nine, admission is free. Tags: Chapter One, DJ Kris, DJ Menace, DJ QY, MUST Colombian Cafe, Paper Hearts, Speakeasy Bar, Sunflower
Friday: Student documentaries at Yuansheng Studio Two documentaries by Yunnan University students will be screened for free tonight at 7:30 at Yuansheng Studio in The Loft/Chuangku art compound on Xiba Lu. Total running time for the documentaries is around three hours. Friday: Drinking game night at Speakeasy Bar Beginning at midnight tonight, Speakeasy Bar will hold drinking games with free bottles of Jim Beam for winners. Vodka depth charges will be on special for 10 yuan and music will be supplied by DJs Latino and Yan. Saturday: Demerit and Noise Addiction at Speakeasy Bar Beijing punk band Demerit will play Speakeasy on Saturday as the Kunming stop on their current national tour. Local boys Noise Addiction will provide the opening set for the 10 o'clock show. Admission is 30 yuan. DJs Hei and Ping will take over the DJ booth at midnight, when admission will be free again. Monday: All-white costume party Dali The Bird Bar in Dali will be holding an all-white costume party on Monday beginning at 9 pm and lasting until early Tuesday. Party organizers emphasize that partygoers should wear as much white as possible. Entertainment will be provided by Kunming's own DJ Kris, plus Dali-based DJ Xiao Lin and VJ Kil Lee. Admission is free, expect stains. Tags: Bird Bar, DJ Kris, DJ Xiao Lin, DJ Yan, documentaries, drinking games, Speakeasy Bar, Yuansheng Studio
Friday: Tribal Moons at The Hump Bar The Tribal Moons will play their first show back from their southeast China tour at The Hump Bar tonight. The Moons will be joined by the musical stylings of Lumberjack Jon. The show starts at 9:30, admission is free. Friday: Wild West Fourth at Speakeasy Bar Speakeasy Bar will go Yank for an evening with a wild west-themed party featuring DJ Latino and DJ Yan. Glasses of bourbon and cola will be on special for 12 yuan. The party starts at 10 pm, admission is free. Saturday: Zhang Quan at Halfway House Chinese folk veteran Zhang Quan will play Saturday night at Halfway House. This Saturday night's show is entitled Ballad of the Yellow River, which will include re-presentation of Zhang's earlier works, Chinese northwestern folk songs and his recent dombra and harmonica works. The music starts at 9:30 pm, admission is 15 yuan. Saturday: Caribbean Heat dance party at the Hump Bar The Hump Bar will be throwing an all-night "Caribbean Heat" dance party on Saturday night featuring zouk, samba, reggae, salsa, meringue, Swahili hiphop, South African house and more. Mojitos and Cuba Libres will be on special for 12 yuan. Music starts at 9:30, admission is free. Image: Associated Press Tags: DJ Latino, DJ Yan, Halfway House, Speakeasy Bar, The Hump Bar, Tribal Moons, Zhang Quan
Friday: Korean musical performance at TC/G Nordica The Korean musical performance group Han Dream will perform at 8 pm tonight at TC/G Nordica. According to Nordica, the performance will include Korean traditional dance, music and drum performances. Admission is 30 yuan for adults, 15 yuan for students and 10 yuan for children. For ticket sales or additional info, call 4114691 or 4114692. Friday: 80s Party at The Hump Bar The Hump Bar will be throwing an 80s party tonight with a 50 yuan bar tab for the best dressed man and woman, party starts at 10:30, admission is free. Saturday: No-car day Tomorrow is the last Saturday of the month, which means another no-car day in Kunming. All private cars are banned from operating within the first ring road from 9 am to 5 pm, all private cars with license plate numbers ending in odd numbers will also be excluded from operating within the second ring road during that time. Saturday: Speakeasy Bar 7th birthday party Speakeasy Bar turns seven on Saturday and his hosting a 'Chinese-style fancy dress' party to celebrate. Free alcoholic punch and snacks will be available beginning at 9 pm, supplies will be limited. Music will be provided by DJs Kris, Christian and Fan Yu. Admission is free. Tags: DJ Christian, DJ Fan Yu, Kris Ariel, no-car days, Speakeasy Bar, TC/G Nordica Friday: Co Op Sol at Speakeasy Bar Local hip hop crew Co Op Sol will be joined at Speakeasy Bar tonight by the old school sounds of DJ Jeffery the Wind and Korean VJ K-108. The hip hop show will be followed by DJ Tantrum and DJ Menace. Music starts at 10, admission is free. Saturday: Mark Wilson at TC/G Nordica American guitarist Mark Wilson will play a Saturday night show at TC/G Nordica with Andy Webster on drums and djembe. Tickets for the 8 pm show are 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children, call 4114691 or 4114692 for more info. Saturday: New DJs at Speakeasy Bar Two DJs new to the Kunming music scene will play Speakeasy Bar Saturday night. DJ Medley from Guiyang will play a hip hop set, followed by Shanghai's DJ Mixnoise, who will play a set featuring progressive and breaks. Tags: Andy Webster, Co Op Sol, DJ Jeffery the Wind, DJ Medley, DJ Mixnoise, Mark Wilson, Speakeasy Bar, TC/G Nordica, VJ K-108
This weekend Kunming will celebrate the Duanwu Festival (端午节) on Sunday, during which people all over the city will be munching on gooey zongzi (粽子 - see image above). The weekend will be followed by the arrival of the Olympic Torch on Monday - see this forum thread for details on the torch's route through Kunming. Friday-Tuesday: Kunming Fair The 16th annual Kunming International Import and Export Commodities Fair - aka the Kunming Fair (昆交会) - will take place again this year at the Kunming International Convention and Exhibition Center (昆明国际会展中心) from today through Tuesday, June 10. Vendors from around China and the world will be hawking their wares from 8 am to 6 pm daily. Friday-Saturday: Yunnan Art Institute Cartoon Design Show Yunnan Art Institute's Cartoon Design Show at Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Hall will continue for another two days. The show highlights a range of works and media by students from Yunnan Art Institute, one of China's most influential art schools. Friday: Modern dance performance at TC/G Nordica TCG/Nordica will host a performance of homegrown modern dance tonight, beginning at 8:00. Admission to the performance is five yuan. Friday: Happy Avenue at Laowo Bar Laowo Bar will be host to the pop stylings of Happy Avenue tonight at 9:30. Admission to the show is 30 yuan, which includes a coupon for 5 yuan towards drinks. The show will begin with an opening band to be determined. Saturday: Yeyang Guantou at Speakeasy Bar Metal band Yeyang Guantou will play at Speakeasy Bar Saturday night with local band Heiyu opening. The show starts at 9:30, admission is 30 yuan. Tags: dance, Happy Avenue, Heiyu, Kunming Fair, Kunming International Convention and Exhibition Ce, Laowo Bar, live music, Speakeasy Bar, TC/G Nordica, Yeyang Guantou, Yunnan Art Institute Next 1 2 3 4 5 |
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