
Tennyson King merges traditional Chinese elements with western folk-pop production on “Big Mountain High (大山高)”
The song features Toronto-based Chinese classical musicians Lina Cao (guzheng), Amely Zhou (erhu), and Lipeng Wu (dizi).

The song features Toronto-based Chinese classical musicians Lina Cao (guzheng), Amely Zhou (erhu), and Lipeng Wu (dizi).

The Tataskweyak Cree Nation singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer won a Juno in 2025 and received a second nomination in 2026.

Jacq Teh, Tennyson King, Violet Ziyi Grace, Chinyi C, Eunice Keitan, and Aiko Tomi will also perform at Jade Music Fest in Asia.

Toronto singer-songwriter Chinyi C likes to describe her music as “soothing, borderless folk-pop”.

The Oji-Cree recording artist will perform twice at the Jade Music Fest in Asia, which is at Taipei’s Huashan 1914 Creative Park.

They’ll be joined by fellow GTA musicians Tennyson King, Chynnna Lewis, Vicki Lovelee, and Dr. Holic, as well as six others from Vancouver.

One song by Lefan, “Beyond the Clouds”, is inspired by Lord of the Rings characters Samwise Gamgee, Gandalf, and King Aragorn.

Lilium lead singer and chief songwriter Lin I-Shuo would love to create a new musical genre that’s made in Taiwan.

Serrini, a Hong Kong singer and songwriter, is looking forward to her first performance in Canada in November at the Jade Music Fest.










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