music

Jairus Anthony. 17 November 1963 – 12 July 2004 Jairus Anthony, beloved pub singer, passed…

I was pleasantly surprised with the choice of repertoire for the MPO’s concert on Friday…

Petronas Performing Arts Group’s latest offering, Satu Rentak, was performed on April 28 and 29,…

Pete Teo’s Songwriters Round has entered a new phase, coming back from the despair of…

My heart sank when I walked into Paul’s Place and I heard the not-too-delicate strains…

With another general election around the corner, it was inevitable that the Ministry of Culture,…

It’s tough being a composer of orchestral works. You only acquire skill by hearing how…

This is a fairy tale. This is, for me, the ultimate success story. Chong Kee-Yong,…

‘Serious’ Malaysian orchestral music composition has been limited. Until now. Maybe there has been an…

Cassandra Chong is a very enthusiastic student at the International College of Music (ICOM). Last…

There was a moment during Rhythm in Bronze: Wujud Antara that struck lightning through history.…

Paul’s Place is a dive. As you go in, a multi-coloured sign announces the place.…

The first time I played at No Black Tie, it was during open mike at…

It was a Monday afternoon that I received a call from Kakiseni, notifying me that…

The late jazz trumpeter Miles Davis said that writing about music is like dancing about…

After the setback of losing many precious scores and instruments in the flooding of the…

Fancy Poultry is what they call themselves – four very yummy chicks and a couple…

Every once in a while an artist comes in from the fringes to shake things…

How much does a minister get paid? RM9,000 a month? RM15,000? Okay, let’s say RM12,000.…