Five new UK acts have been picked to spend up to six weeks in China as part of the British Council and PRS for Music Foundation’s Musicians In Residence – China programme.

The initiative will see Anna Meredith, Arun Gosh, Oliver Coates, Sam Genders and Sid Peacock travel to five cities across China from spring 2014.

While there they will collaborate with local artists, write new material and explore new creative and professional opportunities.  

The cities involved with the ...