Joanna Wang and rock veteran Zhang Chu will headline the Strawberry Music Festival during the upcoming Labor Day holidays in May, the organizer announced on Wednesday.

As is highlighted in the lineup poster of the festival, Taiwan songstress Joanna Wang and mainland rock singer Zhang Chu will perform at the stage of Strawberry along with other influential musicians and bands from home and abroad, including new-generation Chinese rock bands Brain Failure, Life Journey, Hedgehog, and American indie groups Deerhoof and Xiuxiu.

Zhang Chu is one of the leading figures during the 1990s "rock wave" on the Chinese mainland, despite his step-out from the music scene for almost a decade, his name still reigns supreme among die-hard rock fans. Reportedly, Zhang Chu will bring his latest works to the Strawberry Festival.

Joanna Wang, or Wang Ruolin, captured music lovers and music industry insiders in 2008 with her mature jazzy vocal presented in the debut album "Start from Here". And she released her jazz-driven, swing-orchestrated sophomore album "Joanna & Wang Ruolin" earlier this year, widely applauded by critics.

The first Strawberry Music Festival, a new festival launched by Beijing's Modern Sky label following its established annual 'Modern Sky Music Festival', will kick off on May 1 and run for three days.

(CRI April 16, 2009)