Mu Qian explores the music of China, Central Asia, and beyond

Dr. Mu Qian is an ethnomusicologist, music producer, performing arts curator, and writer.  He's traveled to places few others have and shares his recordings from Western China, South East Asia, and beyond.   You can learn more about Mu and his research on the music of the Dong people in this article he wrote for Simithsonian Magazine Mu has curated world music concerts in Asia, Europe, and North America. He recorded and produced the CD "Everyone Listen Close" by Yandong Grand Singers, which was selected by Transglobal World Music Chart as the Best Album of Asia & Pacific of the 2019-2020 season. He hosts serial radio shows on BBC3 to introduce music from different parts of China, and contributes to the Songlines magazine. As an ethnomusicologist, Mu has given lectures at University of California, Los Angeles, International Institute for Asian Studies (Leiden), and Royal Holloway, University of London. He has published articles on European Journal of Musicology and Central Asian Survey, and translated into Chinese Alan P. Merriam’s book Anthropology of Music (People’s Music Publishing House, Beijing, 2010).