By Han Cheung / Staff reporterTaipei’s Daniel Pearl World Music Day just keeps trucking on. Now in its 18th year, the event will take place tomorrow at Taipei Hakka Cultural Park, its home for the past eight years. The music festival is held all over the world in September and October to celebrate the life of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was abducted and killed while on assignment in Pakistan in 2002. Eight bands will be playing on the main stage for six hours of live music, ranging from swing and blues to rock, reggae and funky Balkan music. “With rising political tensions around the world, the role of journalism in preserving peace and freedom has never been more valid.

Source: Taipei Times September 26, 2019 15:56 UTC