The Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) is back this year! Held at the Sarawak Cultural Village in Santubong, near Kuching, this year’s festival runs from a relaxed opening on Friday June 28, 2013 until its raucous, jam packed finale around midnight on Sunday June 30.
In partnership with Heineken, the 3-day festival will feature the Grammy-nominated Pine Leaf Boys, whose Cajun-spiced zydeco has wowed audiences around the globe with its fast-paced roots energy as well as illustrious artists Chet Nuneta and Habadekuk. The festival was designed to show some of the diversity and eclecticism that has become an epitome for over its distinguished history.
There’s also the full-on East-West collision of Iranian-based Mohsen Sharifian & The Lian Band whose spellbinding fusion of chanting vocals and bagpipe is utterly irresistible. Adding to the excitement is the funk, creole and jazz infused Rey Vallenato Beto Jamaica from Colombia, the atmospheric contemporary folk of Crotia’s Kries and the masterful percussion-driven grooves of South Africa’s Dizu Plaatjies & The Ibuyambo Ensemble.
The Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) has become a destination choice for around 30,000 music fans from around the world, attracted by its mix of top Asian, European, African and South American performers players on jungle fringed stages, as well as its innovative series of participatory workshops.
Rainforest World Music Festival Line Up
• Lan E Tuyang (Sarawak)
• Juk Wan Emang (Sarawak)
• Rhythm in Bronze (Malaysia)
• Shangyin Chinese Chamber Music Orchestra (Sarawak)
• Madeeh (Sarawak)
• Maya Green (Sarawak)
• Sarawak Drums (Sarawak)
• Chet Nuneta (France)
• Ray Vallenato Beto Jamaica (Colombia)
• Alp Bora (Austria)
• Nunukul Yuggera (Australia)
• Kila (Ireland)
• Mohsen Sharifian & The Lian Band (Iran)
• Spiritual Seasons (Ukraine)
• Dizu Plaatjies & The Ibuyambo Ensemble (South Africa)
• Pine Leaf Boys (USA)
• Kries (Croatia)
• Rafly Wa Saja (Indonesia)
• Palsandae (Korea)
• Habadekuk (Denmark)
Event Details
Date 28 – 30 June 2013
Time 10.00am to 12.00am
Venue Sarawak Cultural Village, Kuching, Sarawak
Website www.rwmf.net
Ticket Prices
Daily Pass: RM120
3-Day Pass: RM330*
*Only available online at www.ticketcharge.com.my. Not available for sale on event day
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