Progressive rock moves along

Nearly 50 years after it came together, the legendary French progressive rock band Magma will perform in China for the first time, visiting Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen this month.

"Every concert is an enriching experience for us as musicians," says 67-year-old founder Christian Vander, a classically trained drummer, who started the band in 1969 in Paris.

"For the audience, that's probably the best way to discover this kind of music - especially for China, where we have never been to before."