Post by anastasia on Dec 9, 2015 10:02:22 GMT 7
Rainforest World Music Festival 2016 @ Sarawak Cultural Village, Pantai Damai, Santubong, Kuching, Sarawak (5 - 7/8/16)
When: 10.am - 12.30am, Friday - Sunday, 5th - 7th August, 2016
The Rainforest World Music Festival is a unique festival that brings together on the same stage renowned world musicians from all continents and indigenous musicians from the interiors of the mythical island of Borneo. Catch the rare sounds of ethnic musical instruments and be mesmerized like others who had been there! With a line-up of international and Malaysian bands playing a diverse range of world genres, the festival is featuring different acts per night over 3 nights. Its formula of afternoon informative workshops, ethno-musical lectures, jamming sessions and mini concerts, followed by evening performances on the main stage has proven to be a hit, with the audience, who come from near and far. There will be an additional stage ‘Theatre Stage’ where 2 bands will perform in the afternoon every day. This will be held concurrently with the workshops being held in the various ‘houses’ at the venue. Another addition is the drum circle which will be held in the evenings from 5 to 6 pm where festival goers can participate.
Artistes Line Up:
Alena Murang - Sarawak, Malaysia
Auli - Latvia
Band Girl LKNS - Sabah, Malaysia
Broukar - Syria
Chouk Bwa Libète - Haiti
Derek Gripper - South Africa
Dol Arastra Bengkulu - Indonesia
Dya Singh - Malaysia / Australia
Gendang Melayu Sri Buana - Sarawak, Malaysia
Krar Collective - Ethiopia
Lan Dieu Viet - Vietnam
Mathew Ngau Jau - Sarawak, Malaysia
Naygayiw Gigi - Australia
Nukariik - Canada
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band - Ghana
Sape’ Sarawak - Sarawak, Malaysia
Shanren - China
Stelios Petrakis Quartet - Greece
Téada - Ireland
The Thunder Beats Of Nanyang Wushu Drums - Malaysia
Unique Arts - Malaysia
Vassvik - Norway
Violons Barbares - Bulgaria, Mongolia, France
Vocal Sampling - Cuba
Drum Circle by 1Drum.org - Malaysia
Pustaka Bookaroo Children Workshops - Malaysia
Friends Of Sarawak Museum - Sarawak, Malaysia
1Drum.org - Malaysia
Join 1Drum.org for a wonderful celebration of rhythm and spontaneous percussive beats; where everyone, young and old are invited to participate in a musical experience that is second to none. We’ll provide drums of all shapes and sizes for you to create beats that will rock the jungle! 1Drum Circle is a great way to meet like-minded people and an opportunity to reconnect with your inner rhythm.
This is your stage. Lets sing & dance, drum & chant to celebrate life thru music. Bring along your music instruments, dancing shoes, poi toys or your voice and join us. No drumming experience necessary! Drums will be provided for 100 pax per session.
1drum.org/
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band - Ghana
The huge succes of the tour in october and his fantastic showcase at Womex brings the Golden Voice of Africa a high demand of festivals in 2016. The globale profile-raiser for Highlife with multi-instrumentalist Kwame Yeboah and his elite team of young players music will be back on tour from May to end of August 2016.
Released in June 2015, Stut Records announced the brand new studio album by one of Ghana’s all-time great vocalists, “The Golden Voice Of Africa”, Pat Thomas, in conjunction with the Kwashibu Area Band led by multi-instumentalist Kwame Yeboah (Cat Stevens, Patrice) and saxophonist Ben Abarbanel-Wolff (Ebo Taylor, Poets of Rhythm).
A regular collaborator with Ebo Taylor, Thomas was mainstay of the ‘70s and ‘80s Ghanaian highlife, afrobeat and afro-pop scenes, hitting big with the Ghana Cocoa Board-sponsored Sweet Beans band. Thomas’ new album marks over 50 years making music and reunites him with old friends: Ebo Taylor provides horn arrangements, Tony Allen contributes drums to several tracks, Osei Tutu (Hedzolleh Sounds) plays a memorable trumpet solo and prolific 1970s bassist Ralph Karikari (The Noble Kings) also features. Younger generation stars appearing include bassist Emmanuel Ofori, percussionist “Sunday” Owusu and Pat Thomas’ daughter Nanaaya, an acclaimed vocalist in her own right.
“I’m an afrobeat drummer but Pat Thomas is highlife. That is what he does so well.” -Tony Allen
www.eidenmusicagency.com/
www.facebook.com/PatThomasKwashibu/
Shanren - China
“A triumph from beginning to end ” – The Guardian
Formed in 2000 in the remote and mysterious Yunnan province of southwest China, the region thought to have inspired the Shangri-la of James Hilton’s classic novel Lost Horizon, Shanren, literally “mountain men,” have become one of China’s top indie folk bands. With members representing some of the least understood of China’s 56 ethnic groups, the four-piece aims to promote and preserve the colorful and diverse heritage of Yunnan and Guizhou’s many ethnic minority tribes through original compositions and re-workings of local folk melodies.
Shanren fuse indigenous music with modern styles, while showcasing a variety of traditional instruments such as the Xianzi, Qinqin and Dabiya (four-stringed plucked instruments) and Xianggu and Sun drum (percussion). Gaining popularity in Beijing’s small but vibrant alternative folk scene, and especially the expat crowd, on the strength of their energetic live shows, the band were invited to appear in front of 5,000 people at Cathedral Square for the Barcelona Festival Asia 2010. In 2011, Shanren also presented showcases at MIDEM in Cannes and Liverpool Sound City, UK.
After becoming the song of Festival Asia Barcelona 2010, Shanren’s track, ‘Thirty Years’, continued to attain international recognition, being featured on two releases by the World Music Network – Rough Guide to China 2012, Rough Guide to the Undiscovered World 2012.
Shanren were rated as No. 4 hottest international act at Canadian Music Week 2012 which they attended as part of a twelve date North American tour which attracted media attention including Huffington Post, Washington Post and National Geographic who described the band as “The closest thing to The Pogues that we have ever heard a Chinese band come”. Since then the band have been invited to perform all over the world –Bali Spirit Festival（Indonesia), Turtle Island Festival (Japan), Womadelaide (Australia) and Womad (New Zealand). The band also embarked upon a 9 week tour of USA in 2014/2015 as part of the Arts Midwest Worldfest program, sharing Yunnan’s unique cultural heritage with rural communities in the American Midwest.
The 2013 album (China), “Left Foot Dance of the Yi and other Chinese Folk Anthems” (international) was nominated for best rock album at the 2013 MIDI music awards, Best Folk album at the Golden Melody Awards and received Best Folk Roots albumat the Golden Folk Awards 2014. and since international release under the title of “Left Foot Dance of The Yi…” was listed as number 51 in the 2014 Annual European World music album charts.
Shanren are staple headliners at China’s major music festivals and have been featured on a wide range of domestic TV shows reaching an audience in the tens of millions. Wild, eccentric, and charismatic, Shanren are true ambassadors for China’s ethnic diversity and emerging musical creativity.
Discography:
Album Name: Shanren
Released: 2009
Record company: Thirteen Month Records
Publisher: Thirteen Month Records
Musicians: QuYabo, Chen Yuyong, OuJianyun, Xiao Budian (Fu Te)
Producer：QuYabo
Album name: Left foot Dance of the Yi and other Chinese Folk Anthems
Released: 2013
Record company: World Music Network
Publisher: World Music Network
Musicians: QuYabo, Chen Yuyong, OuJianyun, Xiao Budian (Fu Te), Sam Debell
Producer：Shanren band.
www.facebook.com/shanrenband/
Téada - Ireland
A traditional band with a truly worldwide reach, Téada has appeared as a frequent headliner at major music festivals throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Africa, Russia, The Middle East and Australia. Highlights include a 30,000-capacity stadium concert in Brittany, along with performances at Penang World Music Festival in Malaysia, Edmonton Folk Festival in Canada, Harare International Festival of the Arts in Zimbabwe, and an extensive 7-week tour of Japan / Taiwan in 2014 playing to audiences of 40,000 people.
Continuing to grow in vision, the band has recently received a Yeats 2015 WDC Funding Award for a show production celebrating the Sligo-inspired poetry of W.B. Yeats. Téada’s latest addition to the line-up is legendary West Kerry singer and accordionist Séamus Begley, winner of 2013 TG4 Traditional Singer of the Year.
Founded by Sligofiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, Téada first came together in 2001 to make an appearance on the innovative TG4 television series ‘Flosc’. One of Irish traditional music’s leading exponents, Téada is driven by a fascination for the timeless, expressive force of music inherited from previous generations of musicians. Irish Music Magazine describes the band as “at the cutting edge of the next generation of Irish musicians…with a fierce familiarity with the old ways.”
teada.com/
twitter.com/teadamusic
www.facebook.com/teadamusic/
Organizer: Sarawak Tourism Board
Programme:
Ticketing Information:
Ticket Prices:
RM 74.00, RM 144.00, RM 174.00, RM 296.00 & RM 384.00
Early Bird: Until 31st March, 2016
Adult (1 Day Pass) RM 104.00
Adult (3 Day Pass) RM 274.00
Child (7 - 12) (1 Day Pass) RM 54.00
Child (7 - 12) (3 Day Pass) RM 104.00
Family package (2 Adult & 2 Child) RM 216.00
Pre Sale: 1st April - 4th August, 2016
Adult (1 Day Pass) RM 124.00
Adult (3 Day Pass) RM 324.00
Child (7 - 12) (1 Day Pass) RM 64.00
Child (7 - 12) (3 Day Pass) RM 144.00
Family package (2 Adult & 2 Child) RM 256.00
Door: 5th - 7th August, 2016
Adult (1 Day Pass) RM 144.00
Adult (3 Day Pass) RM 384.00
Child (7 - 12) (1 Day Pass) RM 74.00
Child (7 - 12) (3 Day Pass) RM 174.00
Family package (2 Adult & 2 Child) RM 296.00
Ticketing Hotline: +603 92228811 / +604 6459811
Online Booking: www.ticketcharge.com.my/
For More Information:
Phone: +6082 423600
Email: stb@sarawaktourism.com
URL: rwmf.net/ / sarawaktourism.com/
TW: twitter.com/SarawakTravel
FB: www.facebook.com/visitsarawak
When: 10.am - 12.30am, Friday - Sunday, 5th - 7th August, 2016
The Rainforest World Music Festival is a unique festival that brings together on the same stage renowned world musicians from all continents and indigenous musicians from the interiors of the mythical island of Borneo. Catch the rare sounds of ethnic musical instruments and be mesmerized like others who had been there! With a line-up of international and Malaysian bands playing a diverse range of world genres, the festival is featuring different acts per night over 3 nights. Its formula of afternoon informative workshops, ethno-musical lectures, jamming sessions and mini concerts, followed by evening performances on the main stage has proven to be a hit, with the audience, who come from near and far. There will be an additional stage ‘Theatre Stage’ where 2 bands will perform in the afternoon every day. This will be held concurrently with the workshops being held in the various ‘houses’ at the venue. Another addition is the drum circle which will be held in the evenings from 5 to 6 pm where festival goers can participate.
Artistes Line Up:
Alena Murang - Sarawak, Malaysia
Auli - Latvia
Band Girl LKNS - Sabah, Malaysia
Broukar - Syria
Chouk Bwa Libète - Haiti
Derek Gripper - South Africa
Dol Arastra Bengkulu - Indonesia
Dya Singh - Malaysia / Australia
Gendang Melayu Sri Buana - Sarawak, Malaysia
Krar Collective - Ethiopia
Lan Dieu Viet - Vietnam
Mathew Ngau Jau - Sarawak, Malaysia
Naygayiw Gigi - Australia
Nukariik - Canada
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band - Ghana
Sape’ Sarawak - Sarawak, Malaysia
Shanren - China
Stelios Petrakis Quartet - Greece
Téada - Ireland
The Thunder Beats Of Nanyang Wushu Drums - Malaysia
Unique Arts - Malaysia
Vassvik - Norway
Violons Barbares - Bulgaria, Mongolia, France
Vocal Sampling - Cuba
Drum Circle by 1Drum.org - Malaysia
Pustaka Bookaroo Children Workshops - Malaysia
Friends Of Sarawak Museum - Sarawak, Malaysia
1Drum.org - Malaysia
Join 1Drum.org for a wonderful celebration of rhythm and spontaneous percussive beats; where everyone, young and old are invited to participate in a musical experience that is second to none. We’ll provide drums of all shapes and sizes for you to create beats that will rock the jungle! 1Drum Circle is a great way to meet like-minded people and an opportunity to reconnect with your inner rhythm.
This is your stage. Lets sing & dance, drum & chant to celebrate life thru music. Bring along your music instruments, dancing shoes, poi toys or your voice and join us. No drumming experience necessary! Drums will be provided for 100 pax per session.
1drum.org/
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band - Ghana
The huge succes of the tour in october and his fantastic showcase at Womex brings the Golden Voice of Africa a high demand of festivals in 2016. The globale profile-raiser for Highlife with multi-instrumentalist Kwame Yeboah and his elite team of young players music will be back on tour from May to end of August 2016.
Released in June 2015, Stut Records announced the brand new studio album by one of Ghana’s all-time great vocalists, “The Golden Voice Of Africa”, Pat Thomas, in conjunction with the Kwashibu Area Band led by multi-instumentalist Kwame Yeboah (Cat Stevens, Patrice) and saxophonist Ben Abarbanel-Wolff (Ebo Taylor, Poets of Rhythm).
A regular collaborator with Ebo Taylor, Thomas was mainstay of the ‘70s and ‘80s Ghanaian highlife, afrobeat and afro-pop scenes, hitting big with the Ghana Cocoa Board-sponsored Sweet Beans band. Thomas’ new album marks over 50 years making music and reunites him with old friends: Ebo Taylor provides horn arrangements, Tony Allen contributes drums to several tracks, Osei Tutu (Hedzolleh Sounds) plays a memorable trumpet solo and prolific 1970s bassist Ralph Karikari (The Noble Kings) also features. Younger generation stars appearing include bassist Emmanuel Ofori, percussionist “Sunday” Owusu and Pat Thomas’ daughter Nanaaya, an acclaimed vocalist in her own right.
“I’m an afrobeat drummer but Pat Thomas is highlife. That is what he does so well.” -Tony Allen
www.eidenmusicagency.com/
www.facebook.com/PatThomasKwashibu/
Shanren - China
“A triumph from beginning to end ” – The Guardian
Formed in 2000 in the remote and mysterious Yunnan province of southwest China, the region thought to have inspired the Shangri-la of James Hilton’s classic novel Lost Horizon, Shanren, literally “mountain men,” have become one of China’s top indie folk bands. With members representing some of the least understood of China’s 56 ethnic groups, the four-piece aims to promote and preserve the colorful and diverse heritage of Yunnan and Guizhou’s many ethnic minority tribes through original compositions and re-workings of local folk melodies.
Shanren fuse indigenous music with modern styles, while showcasing a variety of traditional instruments such as the Xianzi, Qinqin and Dabiya (four-stringed plucked instruments) and Xianggu and Sun drum (percussion). Gaining popularity in Beijing’s small but vibrant alternative folk scene, and especially the expat crowd, on the strength of their energetic live shows, the band were invited to appear in front of 5,000 people at Cathedral Square for the Barcelona Festival Asia 2010. In 2011, Shanren also presented showcases at MIDEM in Cannes and Liverpool Sound City, UK.
After becoming the song of Festival Asia Barcelona 2010, Shanren’s track, ‘Thirty Years’, continued to attain international recognition, being featured on two releases by the World Music Network – Rough Guide to China 2012, Rough Guide to the Undiscovered World 2012.
Shanren were rated as No. 4 hottest international act at Canadian Music Week 2012 which they attended as part of a twelve date North American tour which attracted media attention including Huffington Post, Washington Post and National Geographic who described the band as “The closest thing to The Pogues that we have ever heard a Chinese band come”. Since then the band have been invited to perform all over the world –Bali Spirit Festival（Indonesia), Turtle Island Festival (Japan), Womadelaide (Australia) and Womad (New Zealand). The band also embarked upon a 9 week tour of USA in 2014/2015 as part of the Arts Midwest Worldfest program, sharing Yunnan’s unique cultural heritage with rural communities in the American Midwest.
The 2013 album (China), “Left Foot Dance of the Yi and other Chinese Folk Anthems” (international) was nominated for best rock album at the 2013 MIDI music awards, Best Folk album at the Golden Melody Awards and received Best Folk Roots albumat the Golden Folk Awards 2014. and since international release under the title of “Left Foot Dance of The Yi…” was listed as number 51 in the 2014 Annual European World music album charts.
Shanren are staple headliners at China’s major music festivals and have been featured on a wide range of domestic TV shows reaching an audience in the tens of millions. Wild, eccentric, and charismatic, Shanren are true ambassadors for China’s ethnic diversity and emerging musical creativity.
Discography:
Album Name: Shanren
Released: 2009
Record company: Thirteen Month Records
Publisher: Thirteen Month Records
Musicians: QuYabo, Chen Yuyong, OuJianyun, Xiao Budian (Fu Te)
Producer：QuYabo
Album name: Left foot Dance of the Yi and other Chinese Folk Anthems
Released: 2013
Record company: World Music Network
Publisher: World Music Network
Musicians: QuYabo, Chen Yuyong, OuJianyun, Xiao Budian (Fu Te), Sam Debell
Producer：Shanren band.
www.facebook.com/shanrenband/
Téada - Ireland
A traditional band with a truly worldwide reach, Téada has appeared as a frequent headliner at major music festivals throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Africa, Russia, The Middle East and Australia. Highlights include a 30,000-capacity stadium concert in Brittany, along with performances at Penang World Music Festival in Malaysia, Edmonton Folk Festival in Canada, Harare International Festival of the Arts in Zimbabwe, and an extensive 7-week tour of Japan / Taiwan in 2014 playing to audiences of 40,000 people.
Continuing to grow in vision, the band has recently received a Yeats 2015 WDC Funding Award for a show production celebrating the Sligo-inspired poetry of W.B. Yeats. Téada’s latest addition to the line-up is legendary West Kerry singer and accordionist Séamus Begley, winner of 2013 TG4 Traditional Singer of the Year.
Founded by Sligofiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, Téada first came together in 2001 to make an appearance on the innovative TG4 television series ‘Flosc’. One of Irish traditional music’s leading exponents, Téada is driven by a fascination for the timeless, expressive force of music inherited from previous generations of musicians. Irish Music Magazine describes the band as “at the cutting edge of the next generation of Irish musicians…with a fierce familiarity with the old ways.”
teada.com/
twitter.com/teadamusic
www.facebook.com/teadamusic/
Organizer: Sarawak Tourism Board
Programme:
Ticketing Information:
Ticket Prices:
RM 74.00, RM 144.00, RM 174.00, RM 296.00 & RM 384.00
Early Bird: Until 31st March, 2016
Adult (1 Day Pass) RM 104.00
Adult (3 Day Pass) RM 274.00
Child (7 - 12) (1 Day Pass) RM 54.00
Child (7 - 12) (3 Day Pass) RM 104.00
Family package (2 Adult & 2 Child) RM 216.00
Pre Sale: 1st April - 4th August, 2016
Adult (1 Day Pass) RM 124.00
Adult (3 Day Pass) RM 324.00
Child (7 - 12) (1 Day Pass) RM 64.00
Child (7 - 12) (3 Day Pass) RM 144.00
Family package (2 Adult & 2 Child) RM 256.00
Door: 5th - 7th August, 2016
Adult (1 Day Pass) RM 144.00
Adult (3 Day Pass) RM 384.00
Child (7 - 12) (1 Day Pass) RM 74.00
Child (7 - 12) (3 Day Pass) RM 174.00
Family package (2 Adult & 2 Child) RM 296.00
Ticketing Hotline: +603 92228811 / +604 6459811
Online Booking: www.ticketcharge.com.my/
For More Information:
Phone: +6082 423600
Email: stb@sarawaktourism.com
URL: rwmf.net/ / sarawaktourism.com/
TW: twitter.com/SarawakTravel
FB: www.facebook.com/visitsarawak