Designated place for buskers mulled, enables young talents to showcase abilities

SIBU: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) is proposing a designated location for buskers to play music in public. According to its chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh, Sibu has numerous young talents but it is hard for them to showcase their abilities due to lack of places to perform as well as support. “There are so […]

HIATUS NO DETERRENCE TO CROONING PASSION

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Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t going away. —  Elvis Presley After such a long pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic plus some other factors, I found out that I could only be about 50 percent of my usual self when rendering Tok Nan’s favourite […]

Buskers happy to be able to make a living again

KOTA KINABALU: His voice may not be as good as the legendary singer Elvis Presley, but because of his name, Elvis Pilep, this former music teacher is often asked to sing the songs by the famous Hollywood singer. Sabah-born Elvis, 31, along with fellow street musicians (buskers) are now able to breathe a sigh of […]