2011 in Asian music
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Events
- May 9 – Chinese musician and composer Gao Xiaosong is arrested after causing a road accident in Beijing. He receives a six-month jail sentence{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/17/content_12526826.htm|title=Gao Xiaosong gets 6 months for reckless driving|author=Lee Hannon and Yan Weijue|date=17 May 2018|website=China Daily|access-date=25 May 2018}} and loses his place as a judge in the new China's Got Talent series.
- July 25 – China's Got Talent is broadcast for the first time, by Dragon Television.
Albums
- AKB48 – Koko ni Ita Koto (Japan){{cite web
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- Aynur Aydın – Emanet Beden (Turkey)
- Anne Curtis – Annebisyosa (Philippines)
- Dinesh Agrahari Deewana, Mamta Sharma and Indu Sonali – Jaan Marbu Ka (India)
- Bülent Ersoy – Aşktan Sabıkalı (Turkey)
- Ethnix – Ga'aguim (Israel)
- Gugun Blues Shelter – Satu Untuk Berbagi (Indonesia)January 31, 2011. [http://rollingstone.co.id/read/2011/12/31/124857/1803786/1101/album-indonesia-terbaik-2011/ Album Indonesia Terbaik 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115023745/http://rollingstone.co.id/read/2011/12/31/124857/1803786/1101/album-indonesia-terbaik-2011 |date=2012-01-15 }}. rollingstone.co.id. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- Leessang – Asura Balbalta (South Korea)[https://archive.today/20120719092418/http://tvdaily.mk.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1314250753194975003 리쌍, 7집 '아수라발발타' 각종 음원차트 1~10위 까지 올킬] TV Daily
- Nima Rumba – Rangau Ki Ma (Nepal)
- Erik Santos – Awit Para Sa'yo (Philippines)
- Ali Zafar – Jhoom (Pakistan)
Classical
Opera
- The Chinese Orphan, by Lei Lei, with a libretto by Zou Jingzhi{{Cite web |url=http://www.chncpa.org/ens/jmsc/ycjmxx/2011-07-14/169844.shtml |title=CHNCPA |access-date=2018-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513155931/http://www.chncpa.org/ens/jmsc/ycjmxx/2011-07-14/169844.shtml |archive-date=2012-05-13 |url-status=dead }}
- Dr. Sun Yat-sen, by Huang Ruo, with libretto by Candace Mui-ngam Chong. It is her first opera libretto,Janice Leung, [http://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1049584/candace-chong-playwright-who-draws-inspiration-complicated-world "Candace Chong: The playwright who draws inspiration from a complicated world"] (Background on Candace Chong) on scmp.com/magazines. Retrieved 5 June 2014
Deaths
- January 3 – Suchitra Mitra, Indian singer, 86{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rabindra-sangeet-exponent-suchitra-mitra-dead/139280-45-75.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107023424/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rabindra-sangeet-exponent-suchitra-mitra-dead/139280-45-75.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 7, 2011|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=News18|accessdate=July 17, 2019}}
- January 19 – Hira Devi Waiba, Nepali folk singer, 71 (injuries from a fire){{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/hira-devi-dies-of-burn-injuries/cid/445656|title=Hira Devi dies of burn injuries|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}
- January 24 – Bhimsen Joshi, Indian classical vocalist, 88
- February 8 – Roza Baglanova, Kazakh singer, People's Artist of the USSR, 89{{cite web|url=https://www.gazeta.ru/news/lenta/2011/02/08/n_1695098.shtml|title=В Алма-Ате умерла народная артиста СССР Роза Багланова, которой "Сталин аплодировал стоя"|website=Газета.Ru}} (Russian)
- February 20 – Malaysia Vasudevan, Indian actor and playback singer, 66{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-11-03/malaysia-vasudevan-21-02-11.html|title='malaysia' Vasudevan Passed Away - Malaysia Vasudevan - - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com|website=www.behindwoods.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/64130.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223000513/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/64130.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2011|title = Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}
- April 21 – Yoshiko Tanaka, Japanese actress and singer (Candies), 55 (breast cancer){{cite web|url=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/110421/ent11042122490024-n1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429205301/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/110421/ent11042122490024-n1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-04-29 |title=元「キャンディーズ」の田中好子さん死去 - MSN産経ニュース |date= |accessdate=2019-07-15}}
- April 29 – Vladimir Krainev, Russian pianist, People's Artist of the USSR, 67 (aortic aneurysm){{Cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1633480|title=Умер российский пианист Владимир Крайнев|date=April 29, 2011|website=www.kommersant.ru}}
- May 23 – Pilu Momtaz, Bangladeshi pop singer, 52{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-186948|title=Pop Sensation of Yesteryears Pilu Momtaz Passes Away|date=May 24, 2011|website=The Daily Star}}
- May 31 – Ram Man Trishit, Nepali lyricist, 70 (kidney problems){{Cite web |url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=31879 |title = MYREPUBLICA.com - News in Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual |access-date=June 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605071630/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=31879 |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
- June 5 – Azam Khan, Bangladeshi pop singer, 61 (cancer){{Cite web|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=197577|title=Pop Guru Azam Khan is dead|date=2011-06-05|website=bdnews24.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608015248/http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=197577&cid=2|archive-date=2011-06-08|url-status=}}
- June 14 – Asad Ali Khan, Indian musician, 74{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-rudra-veena-exponent-ustad-asad-ali-khan-passes-away-1554898|title=Rudra veena exponent Ustad Asad Ali Khan passes away|date=2011-06-14|website=DNA India|language=en}}
- July 27 – Rei Harakami, Japanese musician, 40 (cerebrovascular disease){{cite web|url=https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2011/07/musician-rei-harakami-suddenly-passes-away-at-40|title=Musician Rei Harakami suddenly passes away at 40 | tokyohive.com|website=tokyohive.com}}
- December 8 – Minoru Miki, 81, Japanese composer{{cite news|url=http://www.47news.jp/CN/201112/CN2011120801001501.html |script-title=ja:作曲家の三木稔さんが死去 オペラや現代邦楽 |publisher=47news.jp |date=8 December 2011 |accessdate=2011-12-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221012606/http://www.47news.jp/CN/201112/CN2011120801001501.html |archive-date=2011-12-21 }}