2016 in Asian music

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Events

March 29 – The ISCM World Music Days, 2016, festival opens in Tongyeong, South Korea.
April 26 – The ABU Radio Song Festival 2016 takes place in Beijing, China, with fourteen countries participating.
May 13 – The Borneo Jazz Festival opens in Miri, Sarawak.^[1]^[2]
June 22 – Pakistani singer Amjad Sabri appears on a morning TV show in Karachi. On his way home, his car is fired on by two motorcyclists, fatally injuring Sabri.^[3]^[4] The killing was claimed by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban who accused Sabri of blasphemy.^[5]
September 10 – Ah Ruem Ahn of South Korea wins the 15th International Grieg Piano Competition.^[6]
September 10–11 – Ultra Singapore took place.^[7]
October 22 – The ABU TV Song Festival 2016 took place in Bali.^[8]
December – The Turkvision Song Contest took place in Istanbul, Turkey.

Albums

Babymetal – Metal Resistance
Band-Maid – Brand New Maid
Mohsen Chavoshi – Amire Bi Gazand^[9]
Momoiro Clover Z – Hakkin no Yoake^[10]
Exo – Ex'Act
GOT7 – Moriagatteyo^[11]
Ayumi Hamasaki – Made in Japan
Shalabee Ibrahim – Hidhaaee Noor^[12]
Imran Mahmudul – Adhek Tumi (with Bappa Mazumder)^[13]
Nogizaka46 – Sorezore no Isu
Junko Onishi – Tea Times

Classical

Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol – Harabat / The Intoxicated'^[14]

Opera

Du Yun and Royce Vavrek – Angel's Bone^[15]

Deaths

January 7 – Houshang Ostovar, 88, Iranian composer^[16]
January 9 – Cielito del Mundo, 80, Filipino singer, actress and politician^[17]
January 27 – Georgy Firtich, 77, Russian composer and pianist^[18]
February 9 – Quan Minyu, 12, Chinese singer (DIPG)^[19]
February 18 – Abdul Rashid Khan, 107, Hindustani musician^[20]
March 6 – Kalabhavan Mani, 45, Indian actor and singer (liver cirrhosis and methyl alcohol poisoning)^[21]
March 17 – Trần Lập, 42, Vietnamese rock singer (colorectal cancer)^[22]
March 18 – Adnan Abu Hassan, 57, Malaysian composer (stroke, diabetes and kidney failure)^[23]
March 23 – Gegham Grigoryan, Armenian opera singer, 65^[24]
May 2 – Balwantrai Bhatt, 94, Indian composer and musician^[25]
May 5 – Isao Tomita, 84, Japanese synthesizer musician, composer and arranger (Snowflakes Are Dancing)^[26]
June 7 – Amber Gurung, 78, Nepalese composer, singer, and lyricist
June 10 – Habib, 63, Iranian singer (heart attack)^[27]
June 22 – Amjad Sabri, 45, Pakistani qawwali singer (shot)^[28]
July 7 – Om Prakash Sonik, 77, Indian composer^[29]
July 30 – Mike Mohede, 33, Indonesian singer^[30]
November 3 – W. D. Amaradeva, 88, Sri Lankan violinist, singer and composer^[31]

References

^ "Borneo Jazz Festival 2015". Sarawak Tourism Board. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
^ "Borneo Jazz Programme 2015". Sarawak Tourism Board. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
^ Khan, Faraz (3 May 2015). "Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
^ "Renowned Pakistani singer Qawwal Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi". Firstpost. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
^ "They killed him – The Express Tribune". 22 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
^ Erica Worth (13 September 2017). "Review: The 15th International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition". The Pianist. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ hermesauto (2016-06-21). "Big names such as Norway's Kygo for inaugural Ultra Singapore dance music festival". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
^ Granger, Anthony (24 March 2016). "Indonesia ABU TV Song Festival 2016 to be held October 22 in Bali". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
^ Mohsen Chavoshi - 'Amire Bi Gazand'
^ Yuki Sugioka (2016). "ももいろクローバーZ「白金の夜明け」". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
^ Benjamin, Jeff (January 31, 2014). "GOT7's DISCOGRAPHY". got7japan. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
^ Nadheem, Ahmed (26 June 2016). "Shalabee's first release is an album of hymns; moving away from songs?" (in Divehi). Avas. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
^ "Adhek Tumi". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
^ "American Composers Orchestra programme, 1 April 2016, Carnegie Hall". Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ "Prototype Festival programme". Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
^ Perzische componist Houshang Ostovar is overleden (in Dutch)
^ Mahal passes away at 80
^ Умер известный композитор Георгий Фиртич (in Russian)
^ Cancer-striken Chinese 'Little Psy' dies at 12
^ Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan’s Tragic Demise
^ Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani passes away
^ Vietnam’s renowned rocker Tran Lap dies of cancer at 42
^ Adnan Abu Hassan Dies At 57^[usurped]
^ Renowned Armenian Opera singer, choreographer Gegham Grigoryan passes away
^ Bhavrang: A Pastoral Poet
^ Princess Knight, Kimba the White Lion Composer Isao Tomita Passes Away
^ حبیب محبیان درگذشت (in Persian)
^ Pakistan Sufi singer Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi
^ Bollywood composer Omi of Sonik-Omi fame passes away
^ Penyanyi Mike Mohede Meninggal Dunia (in Indonesian)
^ "Veteran musician Dr. Pandith W.D. Amaradewa dies at 88". Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

[1] "Borneo Jazz Festival 2015". Sarawak Tourism Board. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

[2] "Borneo Jazz Programme 2015". Sarawak Tourism Board. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

[3] Khan, Faraz (3 May 2015). "Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-06-23.

[4] "Renowned Pakistani singer Qawwal Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi". Firstpost. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-23.

[5] "They killed him – The Express Tribune". 22 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-23.

[6] Erica Worth (13 September 2017). "Review: The 15th International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition". The Pianist. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[7] rmesauto (2016-06-21). "Big names such as Norway's Kygo for inaugural Ultra Singapore dance music festival". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

[8] Granger, Anthony (24 March 2016). "Indonesia ABU TV Song Festival 2016 to be held October 22 in Bali". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

[9] Mohsen Chavoshi - 'Amire Bi Gazand'

[10] Yuki Sugioka (2016). "ももいろクローバーZ「白金の夜明け」". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2016-02-23.

[11] Benjamin, Jeff (January 31, 2014). "GOT7's DISCOGRAPHY". got7japan. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

[12] Nadheem, Ahmed (26 June 2016). "Shalabee's first release is an album of hymns; moving away from songs?" (in Divehi). Avas. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[13] "Adhek Tumi". player.gpmusic.co. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

[ACOCarnegie2016-14] "American Composers Orchestra programme, 1 April 2016, Carnegie Hall". Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[15] "Prototype Festival programme". Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

[16] Perzische componist Houshang Ostovar is overleden (in Dutch)

[17] Mahal passes away at 80

[18] Умер известный композитор Георгий Фиртич (in Russian)

[19] Cancer-striken Chinese 'Little Psy' dies at 12

[20] Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan’s Tragic Demise

[21] Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani passes away

[22] Vietnam’s renowned rocker Tran Lap dies of cancer at 42

[23] Adnan Abu Hassan Dies At 57^[usurped]

[24] Renowned Armenian Opera singer, choreographer Gegham Grigoryan passes away

[25] Bhavrang: A Pastoral Poet

[26] Princess Knight, Kimba the White Lion Composer Isao Tomita Passes Away

[27] حبیب محبیان درگذشت (in Persian)

[28] Pakistan Sufi singer Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi

[29] Bollywood composer Omi of Sonik-Omi fame passes away

[30] Penyanyi Mike Mohede Meninggal Dunia (in Indonesian)

[31] "Veteran musician Dr. Pandith W.D. Amaradewa dies at 88". Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

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2016 in Asian music

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