Friday, January 18, 2013

Penang World Music Festival 2013 – 4th Edition to feature 12 bands

By Anthony Tan | email: anthonykhtan@yahoo.co.uk

Penang World Music Festival
(PWMF) returns with its 4th Edition will take place from 30 – 31 March at the Quarry Park Penang Botanic Gardens.
A total of 12 bands will be featured at this year. Among them are Mu from Portugal, Kimi Djabate (Guinea-Bissau), Nasout (Iran), Alp Bora Quartet (Turkey), Saharadja (Indonesia), Inka Marka (South America), Kalayo (Philippines) and several Malaysian bands. Each band, showcasing their unique music and instruments, is set to rock the Pearl of the Orient under the tropical starry nights.


The "MU" Portuguese Band 
Mu will present the upbeat Portuguese folk tune using the bazouki and hurdy gurdy, cello and percussion while Kimi and his talented musicians will serenade the audience with the sound of Africa on the balafon.
 
Inka Maika had performed at the
Sarawak Rainforest World Music Festival and
PWMF in 2007 
Kalayo, which means fire, is expected to put the heat on at the festival with their melodic traditional folk music infused with pop rock beat. This group is ready to rock Penang and it is going to be hot.
 
Video by KALAYO - SUMIGLA, SUMAYA

 All bands will have a finale jammed session on the final night will last for between 30 minutes to an hour. 
The grand finale jammed session of PWMF 2012


These workshop sessions allow the public to participate and learn the unique music making processes from the international artists.
They will be conducted in the tents set up in the open air amid a tranquil and nature-inspired setting of the former rock quarry, which is surrounded by the rainforest and Botanic Gardens.
The Workshop sessions are popular among the young ones conducted in the afternoon


Tickets to PWMF 2013 are priced at RM80 per day for an adult and RM30 per day for a child between five and 12 years old.

This is one event the Penangites and music fans should not missed and should also encourage their friends living outside of Penang to come to enjoy the music from around the world.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketxpress.com.my

For further reading on PWMF 2013 log on: http://micemalaysiabeyond.blogspot.com/