KinestAsia: Rhythms of Asia
Date: 25 & 26 June and 2 & 3 July
Location: River Promenade by Timbre @ The Arts House, ACM Green @ Asian Civilisations Museum, Earshot Cafe @ The Arts House (2 July only, 7pm onwards) 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429
Time: 8:30pm onwards
Nearest MRT: Raffle Place

As part of the Singapore River Festival, Timbre Music presents KinestAsia, a multi-genre festival giving prominence to Asian musicians at the forefront of their respective musical careers at the River Promenade in front of Timbre @ The Arts House, the ACM Green outside Asian Civilization Museum and Earshot Cafe @ The Arts House.

Spread over two weekends on 25 & 26 June and 2 & 3 July 2010, 15 regional acts are making their appearances on three separate stages within the Empress Place precinct. Coming from the Philippines, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, New Zealand, Indonesia and India, the line-up includes Thailand’s jazz quintet Mellow Motif, led by Natasha Oong – featured on CNN’s Asia’s “Hot List: Top 20 People to Watch in Bangkok”; Organamix 4 featuring Singapore’s King of Swing himself, Jeremy Monteiro, amazing jazz drummer Hong, award-winning jazz vocalist Charito and Tots Tolentino, the multi-award winning saxophonist; monster 9-piece Latin-hip-hop band LABJACD who has toured many festivals down under; Aseana Percussion Unit, master experimenters of blending sounds and rhythms of various percussion instruments; tongue-in-cheek reggae-ska band T-Bone, one of the most internationally recognized Thai bands, having performed twice at the Glastonbury Festival; singer-songwriterKaren Blackstone who brings her blend of East-mets-West to music; funk and soul collaborative set Bamrah Brothers vs DJ Shellsuit; Corinne Gibbons, a well-known singer in the Australian independent scene renowned for her beautiful vocals and song interpretations; Indian Ocean with their repertoire from rocking political anthems to meditative spiritual ballads amongst other notable performers. Timely performances also come in the form of Inch Chua, frontwoman of Allura, who will be releasing her solo album in early-July.