Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival

Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival (APHF, Chinese:亞太口琴節, Japanese:アジア太平洋ハーモニカ大会) is one of the world's largest harmonica events. It is held every two years.^[1] The first APHF was held in Taipei in 1996. Musician and composer Jiayi He has served as a judge at APHF.^[2]^[3]

List of APHF Events

Year	Host City	Country/Region	Organizer
1996	Taipei	Taiwan	Taiwan Harmonica Art Promotion Association Archived 2018-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
1998	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	My Harmonica World SDN BHD
2000	Seoul	South Korea	Korea Harmonica Association
2002	Atsugi	Japan	All Japan Harmonica Federation
2004	Hong Kong	China	Hong Kong Harmonica Association / King's Harmonica Quintet
2006	Taipei	Taiwan	Taiwan Harmonica Art Promotion Association Archived 2018-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
2008	Hangzhou	China
2010	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore Harmonica Aficionados Society Archived 2021-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
2012	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Official site Archived 2020-11-27 at the Wayback Machine	My Harmonica World SDN BHD
2014	Hangzhou	China	Official site
2016	Hsinchu	Taiwan	Taiwan Harmonica Art Promotion Association

References

^ Yerxa, Winslow (2020-08-11). Harmonica For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 354. ISBN 978-1-119-70078-4.
^ He, Jiayi (2016-11-29). Virtuoso Harmonica Solos. Mel Bay Publications. ISBN 978-1-61911-674-0.
^ Molz, Michelle (2007-11-01). "Harmonica virtuoso to perform in Mt. Laurel". Courier-Post. pp. 5B, 6B. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

[1] Yerxa, Winslow (2020-08-11). Harmonica For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 354. ISBN 978-1-119-70078-4.

[2] He, Jiayi (2016-11-29). Virtuoso Harmonica Solos. Mel Bay Publications. ISBN 978-1-61911-674-0.

[3] Molz, Michelle (2007-11-01). "Harmonica virtuoso to perform in Mt. Laurel". Courier-Post. pp. 5B, 6B. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via Newspapers.com.

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