Brunei Artiste To Perform At Inaugural Asia Music Festival

KUCHING (Sarawak, Malaysia), Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Brunei singer-songwriter Fakhrul Razi will perform for the first edition of Asia Music Festival to be held in Miri this Friday and Saturday. The artiste, who was the only Bruneian who got into the final stage of the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Hollywood, California earlier this year, will also perform with a local band, Camouflage, from Miri, in East Malaysia state of Sarawak. "As an independent Brunei singer-songwriter, he began writing his own songs when he was 14 and has performed in numerous shows and events in Brunei and international arenas since 2004," said the statement issued by the Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) here Monday. Against his career in the music scene, Fakhrul Razi is also a television host for the morning show Rampai Pagi at Radio Televisyen (RTB), a radio announcer at Kristal FM, an independent radio station in Brunei and one of the most sought emcees for important and exclusive event in Brunei. He had impressed the judges and crowd at WCOPA in Hollywood as he won gold medals in the rhythm and blues/jazz, original works and open vocal (Male) categories besides winning two silver medals for the broadway and pop categories. Other than Fakhrul Razi, there will be seven other international bands performing at Asia Music Festival, namely Bembol Rockers (Philippine), VSTAR featuring Kamal Musallam (Korea), Anthony Dassan Yen Party Band (South India), Orkes Soesah Tideor (Indonesia), Foxy Girls (Indonesia), Boy Thai Band (Thailand) and Tritha (North India). The Malaysian bands will include Melissa Francis, Starlet Band, The Mountain Wind Band, Hevance Band and Sarawak's very own Bob from the reality-TV show Akademi Fantasia. Information and updates about the festival is available at www.asiamusicfestival.net and www.facebook.com/SarawakTravel. -- BERNAMA