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7-9 August, 2015
Sarawak Cultural Village, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Harubee is 16 young men exploding with energy. Boduberu music evolved from the 11th century, brought in from the sailors traveling from parts of Africa. It is the relief found in dance for the common people. The songs are about everyday life, often heavy with satire. The drumming and dancing are frenetic, crescendo-ing into immense passionate climaxes.
Kuching, (Sarawak) Malaysia: The 18th edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival will be celebrated at the Sarawak Cultural Village in Damai near here on the weekend of August 7 to 9.
The much awaited world-class music celebration will feature entrancing world music, songs and stage performances, presenting world music celebrities which will resonate the foothill of the rainforest of Mount Santubong.
Ethnic and tribal music from across the globe will be featured at the nightly stage shows with musical workshops and jamming sessions being held in the afternoon creating a harmony to bring unison of interest for world music professional and enthusiast.
The festival has attracted music lovers from across the globe for their annual pilgrimage to Sarawak to enjoy the weekend of ethnic and traditional music in the midst of a lush tropical rainforest.
Acknowledging the festival due to its unique appeal, it is again voted among the 2015 top 25 international music festivals for six consecutive year by “Songlines”, a renowned world music magazine based in the United Kingdom.
This international Malaysian home-grown event organized by the Sarawak Tourism Board, is considered to be one of its kind in the region with its uniqueness that brings together on the same stage renowned international musicians indigenous musicians from the interiors of the mythical island of Borneo.
The festival found its unique home at the “Sarawak’s living Museum”, below the imposing shadow of mystical Mount Santubong in the midst of a virgin rainforest and stretching its edge to the South China Sea.
The strong kinship and brotherhood among music makers, enthusiast and lovers alike in celebration together with Mother Nature and in the midst the intricate ecosystem that celebrates the diversity of life.
This year, the festival will be kicked off at 2.00 pm in the afternoon with concurrent musical workshops featuring various ethnic and near-extinct musical instruments followed by the two tree stages being set alive by 7.00 pm in the evening where festival-goers interact with the musicians to experience the music and dance presentation till past midnight.
Apart from the music, there will also be a delectable delights at the Food and Village Mart which includes arts and craft outlets set against the setting of the Borneon’s native Orang Ulu and Iban longhouses.
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