Taiwan’s World Music Festival offers a global stage less reliant on western validation
Taiwan’s sonic landscape pulses with the rhythms of its history and culture, from the eclectic, nearly autobiographical soundtracks of Edward Yang’s films to Sunset Rollercoaster’s riotous jazzy synthpop performances. This time around, the recent World Music Festival in Taiwan offered an insightful perspective of what the region’s music represents in the world at large. Comprising three stages, the festival attracted over 12,000 attendees this year. The term “world music” has […]