We’ve all come across them before – young people with speakers and a guitar, crooning away in Hong Kong’s busiest districts and injecting a distinctly more tender vibe to our city’s usual relentless pace. Some of our buskers are genuinely really good musicians, and Mondrian Hong Kong is supporting these local artists with their Busking Festival.
Visit The Corner Shop, an offbeat cultural space right across the hotel, in the evenings across four Saturdays in May to enjoy performances from eight hand-picked musicians. Expect a wide range of music genres from folk and hip hop, to jazz and soft ballads. Each night will feature two artists, who will each perform two-hour sets. Some of these musicians are well-known among Hong Kong’s street performers circuit, have been on reality shows, or are rising producers and singer-songwriters, and all are bound to put on fantastic performances.
The Corner Shop Busking Festival will kick off with a party on May 10 where all the performing buskers will be present for a night of music and revelry. Throughout their festival, guests are encouraged to engage with these musicians and learn more about their stories and music – something that most busy Hongkongers would probably not take the time to do if we came across them performing on the streets.
Join this busking festival on May 10, 17, 24, and 31, from 6pm to 10pm, and support our independent music scene.
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