Barbora is a singer-songwriter making music fusion based on Finnish and Chinese traditional instruments and poetry. Originally from Czech Republic, Barbora has been living in Taiwan and Finland, studying traditional singing styles and zithers, specifically Chinese Gu Zheng and Finnish Kanteles. In 2015-16, she conducted a fieldwork study on the development of Bunun indigenous music of Taiwan. In 2018, Barbora graduated as an expert on Chinese culture at the centre of East Asian Studies of the University of Turku. She has been studying guzheng under the supervision of well-renowned Taiwanese teacher We Dedong and Wu Juhua. In the present, she studies the Global Music Programme at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. Find out more: www.barboraxu.com