Gamut Of Malaysian Flavour At RWMF 2012

KUCHING (Sarawak, Malaysia), May 29 (Bernama) -- A whole gamut of Malaysian flavour will be distinctive at the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2012 when the 'Diplomats of Drum', a band comprising 13 members who come from almost every state, perform at the annual event from July 13-15. Through a genre of cross-cultural collaboration, the band played traditional melodies and rhythms of Malaysia and fused them with instruments and sounds from other countries, ranging from dhol drums, Malay percussion and local folk songs. "The band has been voted three times as Best Live Act by MTV Asia and the Asian Musician Magazine in recognition of their showmanship, choreography and close rapport with its audiences, and is the only non-mainstream band to have performed at the Beijing Olympics 2008 musical showcase and the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa," said Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) in a statement here Monday. Apart from The Diplomats of Drum, the performers of RWMF on stage will be Hata-The One (Malaysia/Korean/Turkey/Taiwan), Mamadou Diabate (Mali/Burkina Faso), Danyel Waro (Reunion Islands), Kanda Bongo Man (United Kingdom/Congo), Khusugtun (Mongolia), La Zikabilo (France), Le Trio Joubran (Palestine), Oreka TX (Spain), Raiz De Cafezal (Brazil), Zee Avi (Malaysia/United States), String Sisters Scotland/Ireland/Sweden/Norway/United States), Rhythm of Malaysia (Malaysia), Samuel Das & Prakash (Malaysia), Sarawak Band (Sarawak) and The Music of Sarawak (Sarawak). Tickets for the Rainforest World Music Festival 2012 are available at the Visitors Information Centre in Kuching, Miri and Sibu states of Sarawak as well as online at www.rwmf.net. -- BERNAMA