Hong Kong’s first Jungle Island Music Festival, on Lantau Island, will have a line-up of 50 DJs, 10 bands and real toilets
- The festival, at Tai Long Wan in south Lantau, will feature Hong Kong bands including Shumking Mansion, Whitt’s End and Afrobeat group The Afroseas
- Dozens of DJs will also perform, including Mengzy, Changa and T.A.O., and there will be workshops, an artisanal craft market, and real toilets and showers
Nikki Davies sips on a coffee but she doesn’t really need the energy hit. She’s running on adrenaline as Hong Kong’s inaugural Jungle Island Music Festival (JIMF), being staged this month, edges closer.
Scheduled for March 15 to 17, JIMF features 10 bands and 50 DJs, who will bring their beats to the tranquil setting of Tai Long Wan on Lantau Island.
“This festival is about diversity and inclusivity all in the name of music and community,” says co-organiser Davies.
The line-up of Hong Kong-based talent includes indie favourites Shumking Mansion, Afrobeat group The Afroseas, the versatile Maryjane & The Gang and rising rockers Whitt’s End. Those hitting the decks include Mengzy, Changa, and Tao.
“Our goal is to bring together people from all walks of life, countries and cultures, who’ve made Hong Kong home, to dance from sunrise to sunset to sunrise again, and for people to connect with friends – old and new,” says Ken Kwong, the driving force behind JIMF.”
