HK Magazine: Was music a big part of growing up?
Poncho Sanchez: I’m the youngest of eleven kids. There aren’t any musicians in my family, but my brothers and sisters got into the first wave of mambo and cha-cha-cha music that came to Los Angeles by way of New York, Puerto Rico and Cuba...
HK Magazine: Having starred in many Shakespearean plays (“Othello,” “Hamlet,” “Macbeth”) do you still enjoy being a part of the tragedies?
Maureen Anderman: I used to think that I had an affinity with them. Because they require a large cast and they’re not...
When you’re on holiday, it’s all too easy to flop down by the hotel swimming pool with a club sandwich in one hand and a silly cocktail in the other. But travel is all about expanding your horizons, not your waistline—so pack a guidebook and hit these culture-rich destinations on...
Spend the last dewy days of summer hanging out beside Victoria Harbour as soulful jazz music fills the air. From September 25 to October 2, the Hong Kong International Jazz Festival swings into town for the fourth consecutive year, attracting 300 artists from 24 countries who will spearhead 60...
When I was little, I was really into drawing. My teachers were very fond of my artwork. I never really thought too much about music growing up.
My sister, Koo Mei, was a singer and I would accompany her. Her boyfriend at that time was a pianist and he would teach me a bit here and there, that...
I’m an English speaker. I speak Cantonese, but my parents were overseas Chinese “wah kiu” from Indonesia. We all felt a bit foreign [in Hong Kong]. Back in the 60s this was not a good place to be a bit foreign.
My mother got a visa to go to America. My father didn’t want to...
HK Magazine: What brought you back to Hong Kong?
Teddy Lo: I was away for sixteen years but I came back for two reasons: 1) to spend more time with my parents; 2) because the China market is opening up now. In the States and Europe, people have seen my work but back home [in Hong Kong] no one has....
I always feel like an immigrant, even though I was born here.
My parents are from Shanghai. When I was growing up, there was always this dream of a big family elsewhere. My parents never spoke Cantonese well enough to be part of this city
My interest in art started with art classes and also with...
HK Magazine: What inspired “Pagoda”?
Janette Cheong: In 1973, my father died suddenly of a heart attack. After his death, my family felt that we knew very little about where he was from. All I had was a letter in Chinese with a name and an address on it.
HK: How were you able to enter...
