Catching up with Djang San at the Dayan Naxi Guyue Orchestra residency The Manila Sessions

And... we're back. After a longer than expected break, it's volume 2 of The Beijing Sessions. 

First I start with a little pandemic update (0:57). Will there be a Shanghai-style lockdown in Beijing? We'll see. 

Then we catch up with musician Djang San (3:22). He's in Lijiang with the Dayan Naxi Guyue Orchestra. We talked about how being one of the only, and perhaps the last, French musician in Yunnan opened up an opportunity to spend his time with the musicians at the orchestra, where he records conversations, jam sessions, everything (6:56). 

We talk about the unique culture of the Naxi (9:00) and navigating barriers. Then we get into how having a baby during the pandemic convinced him to leave the big city. (17:47) I ask if there are fewer foreign acts for his Beijing Underground compilation? (19:24) Then we talk about how Beijing is an exciting place for art and artists. (22:04)

 




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