Female musicians wow audiences from Broadway to Beijing

Two all-female bands, which harmoniously blend Eastern and Western music, performed at the opening gala of Beijing Week, a cultural event in Copenhagen on May 8.

Red Poppy Ladies' Percussion, China's first, all-female percussion group, opened the gala with two of their most popular works, Chinese Dragon and Mulan the Musical.

Chinese Dragon was the band's first original song when they started in Beijing in 1999. The band's eight members took to the stage in traditional Chinese costume and played on more than 20 percussion instruments. Their performance mixed classical and contemporary influences, from both the East and West, and paired fast beats with dramatic lighting and dancing.