The four-day event is touted as Taiwan’s biggest outdoor festival dedicated to world music, and will feature a variety of music shows, cross-artform performances, international showcase events, exotic bazaars and more!
The 2023 World Music Festival @ Taiwan is set for greater things this year as it announces a stellar lineup featuring the most notable names in Taiwanese and global music scene.
Taking center stage with its 24 performers through various music formats, 2023 World Music Festival @ Taiwan takes pride with its headliners, including Taiwan’s Outlet Drift and Joanna Wang, South Korea’s ADG7, Japan’s Hitoto Yo from Japan, and more.
As an exclusive international music festival brand showcasing Taiwan’s cultural uniqueness, this festival continues to bring together diverse global music genres, pop crossovers, and multicultural features, with Taiwan as its foundation, creating a platform that connects the world through music. This year’s edition will be held at the Taipei Music Center on October 12-15, 2023.
The music-focused, multi-format event will be divided into two major parts, one is Going
Global Trade Fair on October 12-13, and the Our World Music Festival on October 14-15.
This year’s edition aims to expand the festival’s horizons with bigger programming and a more diverse lineup featuring Taiwanese and international music acts.
The highly acclaimed world music festival will also put a spotlight on two co-productions highlighting global collaborations and cross-cultural exchanges: Ohelen (SK) and Leaf Yeh (TW) will team up together live, and Hitoto Yo (JP) will also step up their game with a special performance featuring Taiwan’s Sangpuy and Tzu-lung Hung.
For the first time ever, the multicultural festival held an open call for international musicians to participate in its global showcase. The result yielded submissions from more than a hundred artists from 31 different countries expressing interest in participating in the festival, including six from America, fourteen from Asia, seven from Europe, three from Africa, and one from Oceania.
From the entries collated, the largest global music festival in Taiwan is set to announce the 13 finalists who will be performing live on October 11-12 and will be watched by 11 international delegates.
Beyond the exceptional performances, the World Music Festival @ Taiwan will feature a range of peripheral activities, such as interactive drumming shows, music and dance workshops, and nearly 100 exotic stalls showcasing crafts and cuisines from around the world.
The festival ambiance will be reminiscent of a grand carnival, featuring an assortment of world-class music and parties.
At World Music Festival @ Taiwan, cultures unite and take center stage. It’s a splendid celebration of music, where categories cease to exist and where people from all nations come together in shared joy.
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