Yijia

Biography

Yijia is a singer-songwriter from China interested in exploring her cultural identity and diverse traditions through music-making.

Yijia has attended ‘Sing My Song’ at the age of 16 and launched her music career as a singer-songwriter in China. After winning the 16th CMA (Chinese Music Awards) for ‘Media’s Choice Album’ and the nomination for ‘Best New Chinese Female Artist’ for the Chinese Media Music Awards.

After coming to the UK, Yijia has established a career in traditional Chinese folk singing and Guzheng playing, having performed on WOMAD festival, Victorious Festival, BBC Radio 3, l, Asia House’s ‘One Voice’ documentary series and Sofar Sounds London. Yijia is endorsed by Arts Council UK as a Global Talent and holds a degree in Music from University of Oxford and SOAS (University of London).

Drawing inspirations from different music elements throughout time and history, especially from China and East Asia, Yijia hope to bring these under-exposed and undermined sounds to people who enjoy music.

As the founder of the folk fusion band project, “The Sages”, through both original musical composition and adaptation of ancient traditional sounds, Yijia hopes to keep the tradition alive and expand and diversify people’s musical taste and knowledge about interesting cultures and traditions other than their own.

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