music

A few months ago, there was a call for submissions for anyone under the age…

My first WOMAD experience in Toronto, Canada in 1988 was a seminal experience – having…

Two years ago, I wrote a gushing review of the 2nd Penang Island Jazz Festival…

It gets harder and harder to review the Rainforest World Music Festival without sounding like…

Shamelessly blow your trumpet, and tell us about yourself. I studied at the Trinity College…

Tell us about yourself. Did you, like any other good middle-class child, have to pick…

Cultural identity formation and national belonging in the contemporary age is complex. Most Chinese who…

He’s practically done it all: the West End (Miss Saigon, Rent), Hollywood (Anna & The…

Tell us about yourself. What inspired you to pick up the baton? The sound of…

Finding out about international acts performing live in Malaysia can be a bit like playing…

Those who are familiar with classical Chinese literature will have heard of Liang Shanbo and…

What do the films Lelaki Komunis Terakhir and Gubra have in common? Obvious answer: they…

Kumaresvara (Jack) Nathan, 360° Head Rotation co-founder, musical collaborator, and my very dear friend of…

The entrance to Khoo Kongsi, perhaps one of Penang’s most iconic locations, is a porte…

Long long ago in a galaxy far far away there was a land whose people…

I was sent for the opening ceremony of the 27th International Society of Music Educators…

Inter-ethnic understanding is a high priority for many groups, and National Service doesn’t really seem…

Ahmad Azhari bin Mohd Nor atau lebih sinonim dengan panggilan Jeri telah berhijrah ke alam…

Music as a tool of political consciousness doesn’t happen often enough — perhaps unsurprisingly for…

Most people know that an opera “ain’t over till the fat lady sings”. Originating from…

The Wall: Breaking point Representing the concrete wall being built to fence off the West…

Theatre diva and award-winning set designer Edwin Sumun is the interior decorator for the recently…

As we go crazy dealing with the DBKL, the VVIP, and the scariest of them…