A taste of Southeast Asia on Wellington’s waterfront
The 2010 Southeast Asian Night Market takes place along the capital's along Frank Kitts Promenade this Saturday 20 March. We've just announced the programme.
The event is made possible by the Wellington City Council, the Asia New Zealand Foundation and communities from the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.
A highlight will be the four-member Cynthia Alexander Group who will be playing a mix of standard instruments as well as ethnic Filipino instruments including tungkaling, bungkaka and Maguindanaon brass gongs to produce an East-West hybrid sonic landscape.
Band leader Cynthia Alexander comes from a family of artists and musicians – daughter of poet-painter Tita Lacambra-Ayala and fictionist-painter Jose V Ayala Jr and sister of famed Philippine ethnic folk-rocker Joey Ayala.
Cynthia (pictured) is known for being one of the first who began the wave of independent music in the Philippines. She is a formidable producer, arranger, and songwriter with a myriad of side projects and collaborations.
Other highlights of the Night Market include open-air Indonesian puppetry with gamelan orchestra, local performers, delicious Southeast Asian food stalls and colourful souvenirs.
Read more:
View programme
View media release
View the slideshow from the 2008 Southeast Asian night market.
