Busking festival set to become next best thing
KUCHING: Busking Festival (KBF) 2023 director Mike Lim did not quite expect the kind of success the inaugural festival would reap. An avid fan of street/busking performances, the 74-year-old former national news director had staged the festival in Kuching out of interest and to also give performers a platform to showcase their talent. As a […]
RWMF tickets on sale tomorrow
KUCHING: The highly anticipated Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2023, organised by Sarawak Tourism Board, is gearing up for a ticket sales blitz. According to a press release issued today, from June 9 to 11, music lovers can secure their passes by heading to Vivacity Megamall in Kuching, Plaza Merdeka in Kuching, and Bintang Megamall […]
RWMF to feature 199 musicians from 12 countries
KUCHING: Sarawak’s 26th Edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) is set to showcase its commitment to sustainable tourism practices while preserving cultural and artistic traditions, nature, and the environment. According to the press release issued yesterday, the festival, scheduled from June 23 to 25, has already attracted visitors from around the world, with […]
Onus on young to keep sape music alive
KUCHING: The sape has now become an iconic global instrument, thanks to Sarawak’s Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF). With its fame, young musicians are now building international careers playing this traditional Sarawakian instrument. William Dharmawan for instance said he has been playing the sape since he was eight years old. “Sape has been my music […]
Tolerance and acceptance tourism enablers, says Karim
KUCHING: Sarawak is fortunate to have high levels of tolerance among its people which enables the state to prosper in various sectors including tourism. Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said that tolerance and acceptance makes it very easy for Sarawak to home grow its tourism products. “We […]
Joey’s words music to Leanne’s ears
KUCHING: You need to have nerves of steel to want to propose to your girlfriend in the middle of a huge crowd. Property assistant manager Joey Vitales took the gamble and proposed to the love of his life during the last day of the recently concluded Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) here. The 32-year-old braved […]
Journos witness music bringing everyone together
KUCHING: Typically when a massive international event takes place the role of the media is absolutely vital to help publicise the event to the public. Hence, it is not surprising to see throngs of media practitioners converging at the three-day 25th Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) at the Sarawak Cultural Village close to the Damai […]
Long-awaited music festival does not disappoint
KUCHING: The Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF), which ended on Sunday (June 19), has achieved its visitor target, much to the delight of Sarawak Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said of the 12,000 festival-goers, 92 per cent were locals and the rest, foreigners, with also 41 […]
Thumbs up to this year’s RWMF
By Lee Shaw Wei & Ma Chee Seng KUCHING: This year’s Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) at the Sarawak Cultural has come and gone. Public response was good, especially on the second day on Saturday, with visitors from all walks of life and many different countries thronging it. Some were first time festival goers while […]
Air electric as music fest steps up tempo
By Ma Chee Seng & Lee Shaw Wei KUCHING: The second day of the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) felt like it restarted the world after years of pauses. It was finally time for everyone to unwind. It brought Sarawak Cultural Village to a full house Saturday (June 18) with excitement filling the air as […]
