Music Day celebrates Sino-French culture ties

Audiences in more than 19 cities across the Chinese mainland have been enjoying an ongoing festival of French music that ends on Sunday.

Titled the Music Day in China, the festival features five groups of French bands and musicians, including King Krab, French 79 and Las Aves. The concerts are free. In 2016, the Music Day in China attracted nearly 3.8 million music lovers, who came to the live venues or watched the shows via internet livestreaming.

One headliner this year is Simon Henner, French DJ, composer and multi-instrumentalist, who is known by his stage name, French 79. He displays his synth-driven beats mixing with techno and pop. Inspired by American hip-hop trio Beastie Boys and French electronic music duo Daft Punk, Henner will premiere his new album in China.