¡®A band with a very unique style, perfect combination of Xinjiang traditional music with jazz¡¯

¡¯Uyghur folk songs played by foreigners- Panjir is the most popular band which plays the world's music in Beijing¡¯

Nuoluzi Festival is a traditional festival celebrated by the ethnic groups in Central Asia such as the Uyghur, Uzbekistan, Karakalpakstan, Tatar and the Kyrgyz peoples. In Uyghur, ¡®Nuoluzi¡¯ means ¡®bid farewell to the old and usher in the new¡¯. On the day of Chinese lunar spring equinox, the day and the night share the same length of time, marking the New Year has come. Nuoluzi Festival at least has a history of three thousand years and its content is similar to the Spring Festival of the Han people.

Panjir Jazz Band

Panjir Jazz Band, established in March, 2006, was the result of the friendship between David Mitchell (British) and Ike (Xinjiang, China).

¡¡¡¡Both of these two are excellent guitarists with different playing style.

Graduated from Berklee School in the United States and now as a professor in Beijing Modern Music Academy, David Mitchell (Zhou Dawei) is one of the best guitarists in China. He is also captain of the Enfant Terrible Band.

Ike is young and said to be the best guitarist in Xinjiang. He performed and cooperated together with the famous singers and musicians from Beijing, recording scores of albums. Ike¡¯s music combines the Spanish Flamenco music with the Buddhist traditional Uyghur music. He is the composer and singer in the band. Panjir is the most popular band which plays the world's music in Beijing. The music style is a combination of modern jazz and traditional Uyghur music. Its music has been broadcast in Australia ABC radio and other radios.

The recordings of Panjir¡¯s albums were finished in June 2007. Please visit: www.sonicbids.com/Panjir

¡¡¡¡Panjir Jazz Band members:

¡¡¡¡Akbar Abliz (Ike) China ¨CGuitar

¡¡¡¡David Mitchell (Zhou Dawei) Britain ¨C Guitar, Tanbur

¡¡¡¡Azalea Birch (US) - Indian Tambourine

¡¡¡¡Tato Ramirez (Mexico) - Indian Tambourine

¡¡¡¡Pierre Billiard (France) ¨C Bass

¡¡¡¡Adil (A Dili) China ¨C Uyghur traditional music instruments

¡¡¡¡Azmet (Ai Zimaiti) China - Tambourine

Nurmemet (Nu Er) China- Tambourine

Time: 4^th, April, 2008

Tickets£º

Reservation ticket: 30 RMB

Standard ticket for that day: 50 RMB

Student Ticket for that day: 40 RMB

VIP ticket: RMB100

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