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)
• December Avenue - Langit Mong Bughaw (December 20)[8]
• The Hu - The Gereg (September 13)[9]
• iKon - The New Kids (January 7)[10]
• Isyana Sarasvati - Lexicon (November 29)[11]
• Monsta X - Take.2 We Are Here (February 18)[12]
• Parekh & Singh - Science City (May 12)[13]
• Astha Raut - Aadhar 2 (November 28)[14]

Classical

• Akira Nishimura – Azure Dragon (for string quartet)

Opera

• Aftab Darvishi and Miranda Lakerveld – Turan Dokht[15]
• Akira Nishimura - Asters[16]

Film and TV scores

• Ilaiyaraaja - Thamilarasan[17]
• M. Jayachandran - Mamangam[18]

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)[19]
• Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (India - Hindi)
• Fall in Love at First Kiss (Taiwan)
• Gully Boy (India - Hindi)[20]
• I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (China)[21]
• 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)[22]
• January 17 – S. Balakrishnan, 70, Indian film score composer and music director[23]
• January 22 – Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, 63, Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director[24]
• January 27 – Pepe Smith, 71, Filipino rock singer and guitarist (Juan de la Cruz Band, Speed, Glue & Shinki, Asin)
• April 20
  • Amar Pal, 96, folk singer[25]
  • Wu Yili, 89, Chinese-Singaporean classical pianist[26]
• May 12 - Hiralal Yadav, 93, Indian folk singer.[27]
• August 1 - Agung Hercules, 51, Indonesian actor and singer.[28]
• August 19 - Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, 92, Indian music director and composer (Kabhie Kabhie, Umrao Jaan, Dil-e-Nadaan), lung infection.[29]
• September 12 - Ida Laila, 76, Indonesian singer[30]
• November 8 - Ramakant Gundecha, Indian Dhrupad performer[31]
• November 18 - Norodom Buppha Devi, 76, Cambodian royal and prima ballerina, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts (1998–2004).[32] was a Cambodian princess, dancer and director of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia.
• November 24
  • Goo Hara, 28, South Korean singer (suicide)[33]
  • Mobarak Hossain Khan, 81, Bangladeshi musicologist, musician, and writer[34]
• November 27 - He Sukun, 25, Chinese singer (suicide)[35]
• December 1 - Michael Lai, 73, Chinese composer and actor[36]
• December 26 - Nguyễn Văn Tý, 94, Vietnamese composer[37]

By country

• 2019 in Chinese music
• 2019 in Japanese music
• 2019 in Philippine music
• 2019 in South Korean music

See also

• 2019 in music

References

1. "Previous Awardees". padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
2. "Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2019". EverFest.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
3. "Imee Ooi dreams of creating an 'Olympics' series for dharma music". star2. March 15, 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
4. "Osmo Vänskä Announced As Music Director of Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra" (Press release). Harrison Parrott. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
5. "The tenth anniversary of Chinese Opera Festival in 2019". Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
6. Fallore, Renuel (2019-01-18). "IV OF SPADES Debut Album 'CLAPCLAPCLAP' Has Arrived!". Myx. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
7. David Britto (11 March 2019). "Kolkata's Arinjoy Trio Bring the Blues on Self-Titled Debut Album". Rolling Stone.
8. "December Avenue Releases "Langit Mong Bughaw" – Listen Now!". Tower of Doom. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
9. Lewry, Fraser (2019-09-13). "The HU's track-by-track guide to debut album The Gereg". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 2019-09-15 – via Louder Sound.
10. "iKon Ready to Share New Repackaged Album Next Month". Al Bawaba. December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
11. Rakyat, Pikiran. "Lexicon, Album Ketiga Isyana Sarasvati - Pikiran-Rakyat.com". www.Pikiran Rakyat.
12. Daly, Rhian (February 18, 2019). "Monsta X – 'Take.2 We Are Here' review". NME. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
13. "Kolkata-based duo, Parekh and Singh's new album, Science City, is an ode to the 'lightness of childhood'". New Indian Express. 10 May 2019.
14. "Astha Raut launches 'Aadhar 2'". Republica. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
15. "Holland Festival 2019, page on Turan Dokht". Holland Festival. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
16. "Akira Nishimura's Asters: A Major New Japanese Opera". Opera Today. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
17. "Ilaiyaraaja roped in to compose music for Vijay Antony's Tamilarasan". The News Minute. January 19, 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
18. "Mammootty movie Mamangam will have M Jayachandran's music". Times of India. 19 December 2017.
19. "朝花夕拾‧芳華絕代 Dearest Anita,..." Retrieved 2019-03-25.
20. "Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Zoya Akhtar take Gully Boy global. See pics from Berlin Film Festival". Hindustan Times. 9 February 2019.
21. "CNY 2019: 10 Chinese New Year Films To Watch This Festive Season". Hype. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
22. Razorback drummer Brian Velasco dies
23. Malayalam music composer S Balakrishnan dies at 69
24. "Musician Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul passes away" (Press release). The Daily Star, Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
25. Folk ace Amar Pal passes away at 96, CM expresses condolences
26. Wu, Elaine Yi-Li (2009). Great Maestro: Elaine Yi-Li Wu. Guangzhou: Guangzhou Audio and Video Publishing. ISBN 9787885188641. OCLC 965823147.
27. Padma Shri Awardee Bhojpuri singer Hiralal Yadav passes away at 93
28. Agung Hercules Meninggal Dunia di Usia 51 Tahun (in Indonesian)
29. Music composer Khayyam passes away at 92
30. "Penyanyi Legendaris Ida Laila Meninggal Dunia". Republika Online. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
31. "Drupad maestro Ramakant Gundecha dead". The Hindu. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
32. "Princess Buppha Devi dies at 76". 18 November 2019.
33. Goo Hara Passes Away
34. Music scholar Mobarak Hossain Khan passes away
35. https://www.overseas48.com/2019/11/he-sukun-eks-snh48-tewas-bunuh-diri.html
36. Michael Lai, giant of film and TV music in Hong Kong, dies at 73
37. Nhạc sĩ Nguyễn Văn Tý sống cô độc để làm nên những sáng tác để đời (in Vietnamese)