Japan Music Week festival focuses on new performers

Description:

In the news article, Music fest spotlights new acts, Monica Tandung discusses one of Japans biggest musical events. It was the third year Japan Music Week has been presented throughout Japan’s capital, Tokyo. This international music event that had occurred on November 4^th through the 13^th opens the opportunity for many diverse  countries’ music styles to be heard. Japan Music Week’s underlying theme is “One Music, One World,” and these 500 performers all displayed this  motto with the various music styles played at 40  performances given.  JNW had its focus on new talent being discovered which in most cases are bands or artists who performed at gigs throughout the city (Tandung 1). This event’s turnout was great this year along with the past two years because of the amount of performers and the enormous audience that crowded the streets of Tokyo.

Evaluation:

This article may not be for someone looking for a large amount of information on Japanese music itself, but for those who would like a short description on Japan Music Week. This article is brief, but to the point. For anyone who would consider attending next year this article may be useful. “To attend the event, music fans can either purchase a JMW wristband from their website or buy tickets directly from vendors" (Tandung 1).It further discusses the details including the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing tickets or wristbands. 

MLA:

Tandung, Monica. "Music Fest Spotlights New Acts | The Japan Times Online." The Japan Times Online: News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and More. The Japan Times Online, 04 Nov. 2011. Web. 06 Dec. 2011.