The Beijing International Festival Chorus will be performing the thrilling, multicultural African Sanctus in Beijing on April 24th. Inside the new issue of Agenda – out now, and available around town – we Spotlight African Sanctus composer David Fanshawe, to find out how the tribal folk chants of the River Nile that he recorded from 1969-73 made the journey to Beijing.
This issue also Spotlights the authors of two fabulous books Eveline Chao (Niubi! The Real Chinese You Were Never Taught in School) and serial entrepreneur Sam Goodman (When East Eats West, formerly the proprietor of Sammie’s sandwich chain), as well as the father and son chefs Lam of Duck de Chine, the upcoming World Green Roof Conference in Shanghai, fashion blogger Nels Frye, and the anti-aging treatments (and others) of CMS clinic.
In The List, we sort out options for Beijing’s best chocolatiers, scintillating shopping in the Dongsi area, and where to relax with a good hookah.
Along with two fabulous weeks of events, a fresh batch of Try These venue recommendations and much more, this is another can’t-miss issue.
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