Three youngsters to make debut on BCF stage today
SIBU: Making their debut on the grand stage of the town’s annual event, the Borneo Cultural Festival (BCF) closing ceremony, the Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS) Sape Ambassadors are brimming with excitement as they prepare to showcase their unique talents. Armed with the enchanting sounds of the Sape, they aim not only to inspire the youth but […]
Sape musicians to bring BCF curtains down
SIBU: Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS) is bringing in five young talented sape musicians for Sibu’s iconic event, Borneo Cultural Festival’s (BCF) closing ceremony on Sunday (July 23). According to its Communications Manager Benedict Jimbau, in YPS’ effort to promote unity in diversity, they are not only bringing in ordinary sape musicians but their own sape ambassadors. […]
Miri’s Coco Cabana to host traditional Jatti Miriek dance on July 1
KUCHING: Coco Cabana in Miri will host a performance of the traditional dance, Alai Mullah Haddih, by the Jatti Miriek community on July 1. Organised by Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS) in collaboration with MY Living Arts (MYYLA), the two-hour presentation will take place at 2pm. This performance is part of the Music in Tradition series, […]
15 participants gain experience in sape playing
BY ELLISIA TINGASS KUCHING: A total of 15 participants joined the Sape Camp 2023 organised by Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS), which was held at the Waterfront Kuching Amphitheatre on Thursday evening (June 22). According to YPS, the participants had the opportunity to get to know, learn and play the Sape music instrument. “Fifteen participants, aged […]
Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak trains non-Sarawakian youths in Sape music
BY AWANG MUHAMMAD SYAHMI KUCHING: Fifteen young Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS) Sape Ambassadors from various parts of the country were awarded certificates following a four-day training session at Sape Camp 2023. The camp aimed to foster admiration, appreciation and mastery of Sarawak’s beloved musical instrument, the Sape, among non-Sarawakian youths. During the closing and certificate […]
Sape camp unites young musicians
KUCHING: The first Sape Camp 2023, organised by Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS), has received significant interest from 15 talented young individuals from different regions of Malaysia. The camp, scheduled to take place from June 19 to 22, aims to unite these aspiring musicians through their shared passion for Sape music. YPS expressed their delight in […]
Sape camp to foster passion in music
KUCHING: A four-day Sape Camp, from June 19 to 22, will bring together fifteen participants from Sarawak, Sabah, and Peninsular Malaysia, representing diverse races, to foster their passion in music. The camp, which is put on by Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS), has as its theme “Unity Without Borders.” From June 19 through 20, the camp […]
Webinar on craft of food preservation tomorrow
KUCHING: Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS) will conduct its sixth webinar, a series from Things That Bind Us (TTBU) titled Sarawak’s Unique Delicacies; The Craft of Food Preservation via Zoom tomorrow. According to YPS in a statement, the webinar will be moderated by Head of Programme Culinary Arts from i-CATS University College, Nur Qamariyah Khan Akhtar […]
Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak’s ARCH workshop moves to Sarikei
SARIKEI: An ARCH unity workshop will be held here as Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS) or Sarawak Unity Foundation continues to collect information as well as spread the spirit of unity. The workshop is on Aug 25 at Kampung Baru Seberang Sarikei Internet Centre and will be officiated by Sarikei Resident, Felicia Tan Yan Hua. The […]
Public invited to join Saturday’s pottery webinar
KUCHING: The public are invited to join a webinar organised by Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS) on Saturday (Aug 20), called ‘The Art of Pottery; The Evolution of Sarawak Pottery’. According to a statement, the fourth series of Things That Bind Us (TTBU) webinar would talk about and discuss pottery evolution and its shared characteristics that […]
