Crossing Cultures at ACM: Listening Pleasures

Enjoy a weekend of listening pleasures at ACM! Experience intimate gallery gigs and live performances featuring a diverse Asian repertoire – from indie acoustic and fusion jazz to city pop and more. Discover new ways of listening through a pop-up listening cafe, storytelling sessions, and ASMR experiences.

Crossing Cultures at ACM Listening Pleasures

📅 13 to 15 Jun 2025
⏰ Friday, 7pm – 9pm | Saturday & Sunday, 2pm – 7pm
📍 Asian Civilisations Museum
🏷 Free and ticketed activities available

About Crossing Cultures at ACM

Taking inspiration from objects in the galleries, Crossing Cultures explores ACM’s collection through performing arts, craftsmanship, food traditions, wellness practices, and other aspects of intangible cultural heritage – past and present. Dive deep into Asia’s rich heritage with these special weekend programmes. Learn, explore, and create with us at ACM.

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Programme highlights include:

• Elegant Sounds of the Guqin with Eight Tones Music: Immerse in the serene world of the guqin, China’s oldest stringed instrument, with a performance by local musicians Eight Tones Music at the newly revamped Scholars Gallery, featuring ACM’s new multi-sensory exhibition Elegant Sounds: Music, Craft, and the Literati.

Elegant Sounds ACM

• Nusantara.wav with Space Walk: Singaporean indie band Space Walk presents a 30-minute set reimagining the musical tapestry of the Nusantara. Enjoy evocative reinterpretations of songs by regional legends such as P. Ramlee, Sandra Reemer (“Nona Zaman Sekarang”), and contemporary Indonesian artists like Payung Teduh and Fourtwnty.

• Karnatik Journey: Sushma Soma with Isuru Wijesoma: Vocalist Sushma Soma shares melodies that have journeyed with her, from songs she learned before her formal Karnatik training to those that continue to shape her music. She is joined by electric guitarist Isuru Wijesoma in this intimate performance, bringing the rich traditions of Karnatik music into ACM’s galleries.

• Unveiling “Radio Geisha The Album Pt.1” by YAØ: Singaporean singer-songwriter YAØ unveils Part I of his latest conceptual album, Radio Geisha. On 14 June, experience an intimate performance exploring identity, ambition, and emotional truth through soulful melodies and striking visuals. This performance offers visitors a first look at YAØ’s most personal work, just one day after its global release.

• Listening Café by Slow Boat: Step into ACM’s first vinyl listening café, a weekend pop-up by Slow Boat. Enjoy a free cup of hot coffee and the authentic sound of vinyl records.

Listening Pleasures also features a range of offerings, including storytelling sessions, ASMR experiences, and free drop-in activities inspired by the act of listening and experiencing music.

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