Red Poppy Ladies' Percussion, founded in 1999, is China's only female percussion team. The team is made up of a group of energetic female percussionists, normally numbering eight but sometimes even more if needed. Most of the percussionists on the team, with an average age of only 22, have over ten years of music experience and professional percussion training.

Red Poppy aims to be a unique percussive music band by delivering featured Chinese music alongside featured aural-vision presentation in a creative and contemporary way. Such characteristics make their performances real crowd- pleasers. The percussion group travels with over 40 types of Chinese and Western percussion instruments, and its music repertoires consist of pieces all composed especially for the team by professional composers. Under such influences, Red Poppy is a unique musical ensemble that performs multi-culture, new age and world music. 

Red Poppy opts for musical diversity and visual stimulation rather than concentrating on traditional warrior beats. The group presents intriguing arrangements to different tunes, due in part to the diverse mix of Chinese and Western composers that contribute to the percussionists' repertoire. A huge part of Red Poppy's appeal is derived from watching the female percussionists - vibrant, enthusiastic and powerful -- have the time of their lives.

In the last few years, the group has successfully demonstrated its high-level quality and elegance of its percussion programs to the public. Since Red Poppy's inception, its programs have been well received by audiences in Vancouver, Toronto, the United States, South Africa, Singapore, Macao, Hong Kong and China mainland as well as in other countries. Several programs have been featured on national televisions and other medias, especially the 2001 Chinese New Year Grand Evening Show and the 21st Universiade Closing Performance in Beijing.

In the future, Red Poppy will make more creative programs, and expects to perform on an even broader international stage.

Author: Jeff

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