2024 in Asian music

Classical works

• Xi Wang – YEAR 2020 (double concerto for violin, trumpet, and orchestra)

By country

• 2024 in Chinese music
• 2024 in Japanese music
• 2024 in Philippine music
• 2024 in South Korean music

Deaths

• 13 January – Prabha Atre, Indian classical vocalist, 91
• 18 January – Yogesh Vaidya, Nepalese singer, 77
• 25 January – Bhavatharini, Indian singer and composer, 47 (liver cancer)
• 7 February – Vaja Azarashvili, Georgian composer, 87
• 18 February
• Davlatmand Kholov, Tajik folk musician, 73 (cancer)
• Hasina Mumtaz, Bangladeshi singer, 78
• 23 February – Shinsadong Tiger, South Korean record producer, 40
• 26 February
• Bhakta Raj Acharya, Nepali singer and composer, 81
• Pankaj Udhas, Indian ghazal and playback singer, 72
• 5 March – Amnon Weinstein, Israeli luthier, 84
• 8 March – Ramya Wanigasekara, 73, Sri Lankan actress, singer, and radio broadcaster
• 20 March – Faramarz Aslani, Iranian singer, guitarist and music producer, 78
• 8 April – Melitha Sidabutar, Indonesian gospel singer, 23 (heart failure)
• 11 April – Park Bo-ram, South Korean singer, 30 (cardiac arrest)
• 15 April – Reita, Japanese rock bassist, 42
• 16 April – K. G. Jayan, Indian Carnatic singer, musician, and music director, 89
• 1 May – Uma Ramanan, Indian playback singer, 72
• 5 May – Kelath Aravindakshan Marar, Indian percussionist, 82
• 11 June – Rajeev Taranath, Indian classical sarod player, 91
• 28 June – Kong Nay, Cambodian chapei dang veng player, 80
• 15 July – Hyun Cheol, South Korean singer, 82
• 21 July – Kim Min-ki, South Korean singer, composer, and musical playwright, 73 (cancer)
• 24 July – Shafin Ahmed, Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, 63 (heart and kidney failure)
• 20 August
• Manju Mehta, Indian sitar player, 79
• Charin Nantanakorn, Thai singer, 91
• 11 September – Senaka Batagoda, Sri Lankan singer, 66
• 20 September – Srirangam Kannan, Indian musician and artist, 72
• 3 November – Dina Mariana, Indonesian singer, 59
• 5 November – Sharda Sinha, Indian folk and classical singer, 72
• 8 November – Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, 94, Indian paun mata player
• 15 November – Aashish Khan, Indian classical musician, 84
• 3 December – Huang Zhun, Chinese composer, 98
• 6 December – Miho Nakayama, Japanese singer and actress, 54
• 12 December – Papia Sarwar, Bangladeshi singer, 72
• 15 December – Zakir Hussain, Indian tabla player (Shakti), 73
• 19 December – Darshanam Mogilaiah, Indian tribal musician and Kinnera player, 73

See also

• 2024 in music

References