Singer/songwriter Sa Dingding is helping to keep the spotlight on her native China in this Olympic year by winning the prestigious BBC Radio 3 World Music Award for Asia Pacific. This award helps establish Sa Dingding as the new face - and voice - of China around the world.
LONDON (Business Wire EON) April 14, 2008 --
Singer/songwriter Sa Dingding is helping to keep the spotlight on her
native China in this Olympic year by winning the prestigious BBC Radio 3
World Music Award for Asia Pacific. This award helps establish Sa
Dingding as the new face - and voice - of China around the world.
As a Radio 3 World Music Award winner, Sa Dingding has been nominated
for the Audience Award. Online voting for the Audience Award runs until
8 May at: www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/a4wm2008/audience_award.shtml
and her fans are encouraged to vote for her.
Sa Dingding is also due to appear at the Award Winners’
Concert on 30th July at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms
and is confirmed artist for the WOMAD festival
The prestigious BBC World Music award is based on the album Alive which
was released globally last year through Universal Music, and which drew
worldwide critical acclaim. More information about the album and Sa
Dingding is available at www.sadingding.co.uk
Sa Dingding has created a powerful and sophisticated sound by fusing the
music of Chinese folk traditions and minority religions - including
Tibetan Buddhism - with Western dance music and electronica. This is
overlaid with her strong, haunting voice to create a uniquely appealing
sound.
Sa Dingding is already well known in China, having won the title ‘Best
Dance Music Singer’ there after the release of
her first album in 1998. With growing international recognition, her
recent trip to the UK generated significant interest from a diverse
range of media, including Newsnight and the Independent.
Sa Dingding’s fascination with the music of
music from the South Asian region stems from her own background; she is
half Mongolian. She plays traditional Chinese string, wind and
percussion instruments, and writes in several languages including
Sanskrit and one she created herself from the emotions evoked by music.
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