Nakadia curates a line-up of all Asian talent to showcase at ADE this year

Booking agency AMSbookings.ASIA returns to the Amsterdam Dance Event this year with its China Guanxi event that showcases Asian talent to the world together with Dagverblijf.

This year sees Thailand’s underground music mainstay Nakadia take charge of the line-up and she has invited fan favorites from around the region. RaySoo is up first up representing Malaysia and Love International followed by Cats on Crack on behalf of The Council in Singapore, JonnyVicious from Pisco Bar in Malaysia, Jasmine Li appears for Celia Club in Shanghai and finally Ray.M who will bring with him a taste of the famous Pepper Club in Shenzhen.

The event is slated for October 20th at VILLA in Amsterdam and the day will also see plenty of Asian fare to taste with Lodewyck Amsterdam serving up a fusion Dutch-Asian snacks and YoungCulinair offering traditional Indonesian delicacies. Singha Beer from Thailand will also be served.

ADE is the world’s largest club-based festival and music conference and expects around 375,000 people to arrive in the Dutch capital for the week-long event this October.

AMSbookings.ASIA is a Dutch-based agency that tours international DJs and live acts in Asia as well as Asian talent around the world. Last year’s showcase of the same name saw acts like Acid Rabbit, Kaiser Souzai, The Shanghai Restoration Project, Sparkling Elements, Toni Rios and Mickey Zhang.

Read our spotlight on Nakadia here where she tells the story of how she went from an impoverished countryside in Thailand's Isaan province to a global dance music icon signed to Sven Väth's Cocoon.

See a video from last year's showcase below.