Post by anastasia on Nov 16, 2021 21:57:57 GMT 7
Alena Murang @ New Zealand's Te Aratini Festival of Indigenous Ideas, Dubai World Expo 2020, Dubai Exposition Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (17 - 19/11/2021)
Alena Murang will represent the voice of Malaysian indigenous Artists at Te Aratini @ Dubai Expo 2020 this week
Very first professional female Sape musician and artist, Alena Murang, will grace Te Aratini: Festival of Indigenous and Tribal People at the Dubai Expo 2020. As a revivalist of Sape music, she will be performing numbers from her album “Sky Songs” and Kelabit and Kenyah folksongs to a live and virtual audience on the international stage in Dubai.
Alena is also one of the panelists to discuss “The potency of our arts, film, and music in maintaining community cohesion” alongside the Canadian indigenous artist, Raven Kanaktata, and Tupe Solomon Tanoa’i, 2020 NZ Woman of Influence Winner. As a Dayak Kelabit herself, Alena says “it’s an honour to be the ambassador of my tribe and of other Malaysian indigenous groups, to amplify our voices and aspirations as well as to forge links with the indigenous people from other countries at this year’s expo. I look forward to sharing our stories and also to learning from their experiences especially in the arts and media industries.” Alena, who currently champions the cause of reviving endangered languages in Malaysia has produced songs in Kelabit and Kenyah languages which are also at the façade of extinction. Having garnered several awards and accolades, Alena is set to share her ways in reinvigorating her heritage with contemporary touch through music, film, and fashion.
Besides Alena, the narrations of Malaysian indigenous and tribes will be further highlighted with the talk on the knowledge transmission through traditional art forms by Dora Jok, the Sarawak Museum curator. National Department for Culture and Arts Dance Group is also scheduled to perform at the opening ceremony.
Te Aratini is the World Expo’s first indigenous and tribal people festival organised with the partnership of Iwi Chairs Forum, NZ Maori Tourism and New Zealand government. This international event which aims to ignite connections between indigenous tribes globally takes place on 17 – 19 November in conjunction with Tolerance and Inclusivity Week at Dubai Expo 2020. This 3-day event will gather ministers, tribe leaders, activists, advocates and artists from New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Sweden, Canada, Paraguay, Panama, United Arab Emirates, Japan, United States of America and United Nations (UN), and be the platform to showcase the untapped potential that indigenous and tribal people can offer to solving global issues.
www.alenamurang.com
facebook.com/alenamurang
www.instagram.com/alenamurang
For More Information:
URL www.expo2020dubai.com/
TW: twitter.com/expo2020dubai
FB: www.facebook.com/Expo2020Dubai/
Alena Murang will represent the voice of Malaysian indigenous Artists at Te Aratini @ Dubai Expo 2020 this week
Very first professional female Sape musician and artist, Alena Murang, will grace Te Aratini: Festival of Indigenous and Tribal People at the Dubai Expo 2020. As a revivalist of Sape music, she will be performing numbers from her album “Sky Songs” and Kelabit and Kenyah folksongs to a live and virtual audience on the international stage in Dubai.
Alena is also one of the panelists to discuss “The potency of our arts, film, and music in maintaining community cohesion” alongside the Canadian indigenous artist, Raven Kanaktata, and Tupe Solomon Tanoa’i, 2020 NZ Woman of Influence Winner. As a Dayak Kelabit herself, Alena says “it’s an honour to be the ambassador of my tribe and of other Malaysian indigenous groups, to amplify our voices and aspirations as well as to forge links with the indigenous people from other countries at this year’s expo. I look forward to sharing our stories and also to learning from their experiences especially in the arts and media industries.” Alena, who currently champions the cause of reviving endangered languages in Malaysia has produced songs in Kelabit and Kenyah languages which are also at the façade of extinction. Having garnered several awards and accolades, Alena is set to share her ways in reinvigorating her heritage with contemporary touch through music, film, and fashion.
Besides Alena, the narrations of Malaysian indigenous and tribes will be further highlighted with the talk on the knowledge transmission through traditional art forms by Dora Jok, the Sarawak Museum curator. National Department for Culture and Arts Dance Group is also scheduled to perform at the opening ceremony.
Te Aratini is the World Expo’s first indigenous and tribal people festival organised with the partnership of Iwi Chairs Forum, NZ Maori Tourism and New Zealand government. This international event which aims to ignite connections between indigenous tribes globally takes place on 17 – 19 November in conjunction with Tolerance and Inclusivity Week at Dubai Expo 2020. This 3-day event will gather ministers, tribe leaders, activists, advocates and artists from New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Sweden, Canada, Paraguay, Panama, United Arab Emirates, Japan, United States of America and United Nations (UN), and be the platform to showcase the untapped potential that indigenous and tribal people can offer to solving global issues.
www.alenamurang.com
facebook.com/alenamurang
www.instagram.com/alenamurang
For More Information:
URL www.expo2020dubai.com/
TW: twitter.com/expo2020dubai
FB: www.facebook.com/Expo2020Dubai/