On the morning of August 26, at the Tide-Watching Resort Park in Yanguan Ancient City, a large number of participants gathered to play African drums as they welcomed the surging Qiantang River tide.
A through line of native roots weaves through many of this week's releases, from African instruments in Latin America, to works inspired by 1,700 year-old letters from the Silk Road. Plus, the long-awaited debut concerto by Abel Selaocoe.
The oldest surviving metal trumpets, constructed of silver and copper, were discovered in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. So how did we get to today's lineup?
