Rainforest World Music Festival 2024 promises evolutionary experience
BY NURA V LORNA & SAMUEL KARUNIA KORNO KUCHING: The 27th Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF), themed ‘Evolution,’ is set to return from June 28 to 30, blending cultural motifs with electrifying EDM beats for an unforgettable experience. Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah expressed his anticipation […]
bzBee Consult bags best global campaign award for Sarawak’s Rainforest World Music Festival
KUALA LUMPUR: Bumiputera integrated strategic communications agency, bzBee Consult Sdn Bhd, bagged the Global Communication Campaign award at the Davos Communications Awards 2023, for its campaign on Sarawak’s Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF). The winning campaign, named ‘Sarawak Rainforest World Music Festival: A Compelling Comeback Story of Sustainability’, focused on the initiatives and efforts of the Sarawak […]
Carlsberg anticipates working with new partners to promote ‘Zero Irresponsible Drinking’
KUCHING: Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad looks forward to a long-term partnership with Rainforest World Music Festival in promoting their ‘Zero Irresponsible Drinking’ and ‘Zero Packaging Waste’ initiatives. The brewery company’s initiative, themed ‘Together Towards Zero & Beyond’, aims to promote the idea of celebrating and drinking alcohol responsibly, especially at festivals. “We try to educate our consumers […]
Electrifying opening night for Rainforest World Music Festival
KUCHING: ‘Twas an electrifying and galvanising opening night for the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2023 last night. A sea of visitors from all around the world came together to let loose, relishing every beat of the most unique music presented on stage and dancing to the music non-stop. During the festival’s opening, not one […]
Tourists having a delightful time at Rainforest World Music Festival
KUCHING: The Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2023 kicked off on Friday (June 23), with tourists from all around the world gathering to enjoy the unique music the festival has to offer. This year’s festival is much bigger as it is the first fully-physical concert since the pandemic. New Sarawak Tribune spoke with some of […]
Gipsy Kings happy to perform tonight
KUCHING: The current hot weather does not dampen the spirit of the Gipsy Kings to entertain the crowd at the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) last night. The Grammy award-winning band, which was established in 1978 in France, is known for musical genres such as Catalan rumba, flamenco, salsa and pop. Gipsy Kings consists of […]
Young sape musician aims higher
KUCHING: Darren Mengga Larry Mengga, an 18-year-old musician of mixed Iban and Bidayuh descent, is set to compete in the upcoming Sape Junior 2023 competition. He is among five other finalists contesting for the prestigious prize of RM10,000. “If I win, then it would be a blessing, and even if I don’t win, I count […]
Grab your early bird tickets to the Rainforest World Music Festival
KUCHING: Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2023 fans can rejoice as limited early bird tickets will be finally up for grabs at 12 midnight on April 15. The annual RWMF is a gathering of music lovers to come together to experience, congregate and share different genres of music from all over the world. “Festival goers […]
Embracing culture through style
Tenacity is the only word to describe Neng Kho Razali’s seven-year effort to build the NKR brand from the ground up. Since launching her first product, the turbans, Neng Kho has expanded her line and collaborated with a number of well-known brands, including the e-hailing service Grab and the Rainforest World Music Festival. Neng Kho […]
Potentially another unique tourism product
KUCHING: The inaugural Borneo International Garden Expo Sarawak (BIGEXS) 2023 has the potential to be another unique tourism product for Sarawak in the next five years. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the expo can become a new tourist attraction event, akin to the significant homegrown […]
