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Tembak Shots: “WOMAD Singapore’s 10th Anniversary”
My first WOMAD experience in Toronto, Canada in 1988 was a seminal experience – having…
More Than Just Another Music Festival
Two years ago, I wrote a gushing review of the 2nd Penang Island Jazz Festival…
More Than a Festival
It gets harder and harder to review the Rainforest World Music Festival without sounding like…
Pasar Ramadan
Walking into a Ramadan evening bazaar with a rumbling tummy is almost masochistic. Here you…
Street Smart Heritage
The entrance to Khoo Kongsi, perhaps one of Penang’s most iconic locations, is a porte…
The Gospel of Rock
It was interesting to see if the Street Roar Independent Music Festival 2006 could be…
Teater Saat Akhir
Saya menjadi Lipas Kudung selama 5 hari kerana nak menonton Teater Melayu. Apa tidaknya, ada…
Beaches Brew
Lying on the grass, staring up at the crescent moon, the sea breeze gently rustling,…
Ready To Reincarnate?
At the “Party With 12 Local Theatre Directors” which closed the PingStage Theatre Carnival (3…
Too Many Apples, Not Enough Oranges
The head of jury for the 50th Asia Pacific Film Festival, Datuk Johan Jaaffar of…
Wanted: Higher Voltage
There is no denying the esprit de corps that arose during the five-day-long notthatbalai art…
Six Players in Search of a Piano
Statistics prove that there are more pianos in Malaysian households than there are OSIM massage-chairs.…
Why did the Chicken stay in the Middle of the Road?
“Is it a hen?? Or is it a rooster??” What would YOU do if you…
I Can’t Dance
“Ai, careful,” Mdm Surianty Liu says as I topple over. It is 11 on Sunday…
Musique Anda
There is a certain coolness in being a female guitarist. It doesn’t matter if you’re…
Vagabonds in Their Own Land
The first day of the Rainforest World Music Festival began with three choices for me.…
Too Many Awards, Not Enough Movies
Talk about efficiency. For the entire first half of the 18th Malaysian Film Festival 2005…
Not About Winning Competitions!
There used to be a time when any intelligent discussion on choral singing would result…
They’ve Theatres, We’ve Monuments
At the BOH Cameronian Arts Awards 2003 last year, sitting next to Ghafir Akbar, a…
Hidup Rakyat!
“Selamat datang tuan-tuan dan puan-puan! Selamat datang ke Pertandingan Permainan Tradisional, anjuran Kementerian Kesenian, Kebudayaan…
Bombs and Books
The program for the first Ubud Writers and Readers Festival from October 11-17 seemed overly…
Five for Fighting
The week-long national Malay Language theatre festival that filled the auditorium at Malaysian Tourism Centre…
Alice in Videoland
On the 17th of September I was at Budaba for the Malaysian Video Awards. Having…