2019 in Asian music

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## Events

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* 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

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* IV of Spades – ClapClapClap! (January 18)[6]
* Arinjoy Trio – Arinjoy Trio (March)[7]
* Babymetal – Metal Galaxy (October 8)
* Band-Maid – Conqueror (December 11)
* Soumik Datta – King of Ghosts[8]
* December Avenue – Langit Mong Bughaw (December 20)[9]
* The Hu – The Gereg (September 13)[10]
* iKon – The New Kids (January 7)[11]
* Isyana Sarasvati – Lexicon (November 29)[12]
* Monsta X – Take.2 We Are Here (February 18)[13]
* Parekh & Singh – Science City (May 12)[14]
* Astha Raut – Aadhar 2 (November 28)[15]

## Classical

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* Akira Nishimura – Azure Dragon (for string quartet)

## Opera

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* Aftab Darvishi and Miranda Lakerveld – Turan Dokht[16]
* Keith Lai – Wenguang Explores the Valley[17]
* Akira Nishimura – Asters[18]

## Film and TV scores

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* 4 Musics, Nadirshah, Dhanush and Madhu Vasudevan – Brother's Day[19]
* Yuki Hayashi – Star Twinkle PreCure
* Ilaiyaraaja – Tamilarasan[20]
* M. Jayachandran – Mamangam[21]

## Musical films

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* 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)[22]
* Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (India - Hindi)
* Fall in Love at First Kiss (Taiwan)
* Gully Boy (India - Hindi)[23]
* I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (China)[24]
* Laal Kabootar (Pakistan)
* Love Live! Sunshine!! (Japan)
* Neeyum Njanum (India - Malayalam)
* Oru Adaar Love (India - Malayalam)

## Deaths

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* January 16 – Brian Velasco, born 1977), Filipino drummer (Razorback)[25]
* January 17 – S. Balakrishnan, 70, Indian film score composer and music director[26]
* January 22 – Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, 63, Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director[27]
* January 27 – Pepe Smith, 71, Filipino rock singer and guitarist (Juan de la Cruz Band, Speed, Glue & Shinki, Asin)
* March 23 – Shahnaz Rahmatullah, 66, Bangladeshi playback singer[28]
* April 20
* Amar Pal, 96, folk singer[29]
* Wu Yili, 89, Chinese-Singaporean classical pianist[30]
* May 12 – Hiralal Yadav, 93, Indian folk singer.[31]
* July 19 – Yao Lee, 96, Chinese popular singer[32]
* August 1 – Agung Hercules [id], 51, Indonesian actor and singer.[33]
* August 19 – Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, 92, Indian music director and composer (Kabhie Kabhie, Umrao Jaan, Dil-e-Nadaan), lung infection.[34]
* September 12 – Ida Laila, 76, Indonesian singer[35]
* November 8 – Ramakant Gundecha, Indian Dhrupad performer[36]
* November 18 – Norodom Buppha Devi, 76, Cambodian royal and prima ballerina, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts (1998–2004).[37] was a Cambodian princess, dancer and director of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia.
* November 24
* Goo Hara, 28, South Korean singer (suicide)[38]
* Mobarak Hossain Khan, 81, Bangladeshi musicologist, musician, and writer[39]
* November 27 – He Sukun, 25, Chinese singer (suicide)[40]
* December 1 – Michael Lai, 73, Chinese composer and actor[41]
* December 26 – Nguyễn Văn Tý, 94, Vietnamese composer[42]

## By country

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* 2019 in Chinese music
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## See also

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* 2019 in music

## References

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1. ^ "Previous Awardees". padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
2. ^ "Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2019". EverFest.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
3. ^ "Imee Ooi dreams of creating an 'Olympics' series for dharma music". star2. March 15, 2019. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
4. ^ "Osmo Vänskä Announced As Music Director of Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra" (Press release). Harrison Parrott. April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
5. ^ "The tenth anniversary of Chinese Opera Festival in 2019". Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
6. ^ Fallore, Renuel (January 18, 2019). "IV OF SPADES Debut Album 'CLAPCLAPCLAP' Has Arrived!". Myx. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
7. ^ David Britto (March 11, 2019). "Kolkata's Arinjoy Trio Bring the Blues on Self-Titled Debut Album". Rolling Stone.
8. ^ "King of Ghosts". Soumik Datta. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
9. ^ "December Avenue Releases "Langit Mong Bughaw" – Listen Now!". Tower of Doom. December 21, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
10. ^ Lewry, Fraser (September 13, 2019). "The HU's track-by-track guide to debut album The Gereg". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 15, 2019 - via Louder Sound.
11. ^ "iKon Ready to Share New Repackaged Album Next Month". Al Bawaba. December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
12. ^ Rakyat, Pikiran. "Lexicon, Album Ketiga Isyana Sarasvati - Pikiran-Rakyat.com". www.Pikiran Rakyat.
13. ^ Daly, Rhian (February 18, 2019). "Monsta X – 'Take.2 We Are Here' review". NME. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
14. ^ "Kolkata-based duo, Parekh and Singh's new album, Science City, is an ode to the 'lightness of childhood'". New Indian Express. May 10, 2019.
15. ^ "Astha Raut launches 'Aadhar 2'". Republica. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
16. ^ "Holland Festival 2019, page on Turan Dokht". Holland Festival. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
17. ^ Chen Nan (November 7, 2019). "Traditional opera thrives in small theaters". China Daily. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
18. ^ "Akira Nishimura's Asters: A Major New Japanese Opera". Opera Today. March 14, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
19. ^ "Dhanush to make his singing debut in Malayalam with Prithviraj's 'Brother's Day'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
20. ^ "Ilaiyaraaja roped in to compose music for Vijay Antony's Tamilarasan". The News Minute. January 19, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
21. ^ "Mammootty movie Mamangam will have M Jayachandran's music". Times of India. December 19, 2017.
22. ^ "朝花夕拾‧芳華絕代 Dearest Anita,..." Retrieved March 25, 2019.
23. ^ "Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Zoya Akhtar take Gully Boy global. See pics from Berlin Film Festival". Hindustan Times. February 9, 2019.
24. ^ "CNY 2019: 10 Chinese New Year Films To Watch This Festive Season". Hype. January 30, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
25. ^ Razorback drummer Brian Velasco dies
26. ^ Malayalam music composer S Balakrishnan dies at 69
27. ^ "Musician Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul passes away" (Press release). The Daily Star, Bangladesh. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
28. ^ "Citibank pays tribute to Shahnaz Rahmatullah". The Daily Star. January 19, 2008.
29. ^ Folk ace Amar Pal passes away at 96, CM expresses condolences
30. ^ Wu, Elaine Yi-Li (2009). Great Maestro: Elaine Yi-Li Wu. Guangzhou: Guangzhou Audio and Video Publishing. ISBN 9787885188641. OCLC 965823147.
31. ^ Padma Shri Awardee Bhojpuri singer Hiralal Yadav passes away at 93
32. ^ "Yao Lee, singer known as the 'Silver Voice' who fused Chinese folk forms with jazz rhythms – obituary". The Telegraph. October 14, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
33. ^ Agung Hercules Meninggal Dunia di Usia 51 Tahun (in Indonesian)
34. ^ Music composer Khayyam passes away at 92
35. ^ "Penyanyi Legendaris Ida Laila Meninggal Dunia". Republika Online. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
36. ^ "Drupad maestro Ramakant Gundecha dead". The Hindu. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
37. ^ "Princess Buppha Devi dies at 76". November 18, 2019.
38. ^ Goo Hara Passes Away
39. ^ Music scholar Mobarak Hossain Khan passes away
40. ^ "He SuKun eks SNH48 Tewas Bunuh Diri, Perundungan dan Gangguan Mental Jadi Penyebab".
41. ^ Michael Lai, giant of film and TV music in Hong Kong, dies at 73
42. ^ Nhạc sĩ Nguyễn Văn Tý sống cô độc để làm nên những sáng tác để đời (in Vietnamese)

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