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MUSIC FEST RETURNS FOR FIFTH TIME
KOTA KINABALU (Malaysia), July 6 (Bernama) -- The annual Music Fest at the
Tip of Borneo is back for the fifth time.
This time, however, it will be held for two days, beginning July 16, instead
of one, as in previous years.
And for the first time, Sing Out Asia, a Japan-based non-profit organisation
comprising singers and performers from Asia, will participate in the four-hour
event, starting 5.30pm.
Sabah Tourism Board (STB) chairman Tengku Zainal Adlin said, with
an additional day, the board expected better turnout than last year's 2,000
domestic and international tourists.
The music fest is a musical experience like no other, performed amidst a
dramatic sunset with a spectacular ocean view at Tanjung Simpang Mengayau in
Kudat, the northern most tip of Borneo.
The location is a two-and-a-half hours' ride from Kota Kinabalu.
"We are delighted that Sing Out Asia, has chosen Sabah as their first ever
performance in Malaysia.
"Amongst the line-up they brought are an original 18-member Japanese chorus
group from Okinawa, N'jami, that blends Japanese folk songs using instruments
made of corals and shells, to create a unique Asian sound, and Indonesian trio
Lala, Imel and Marko, featuring award-winning singer-songwriter Imela Kei,"
Tengku Zainal told a press conference at the STB office here Wednesday.
Other performers are soul and R&B artist Art Thomya (Thailand), Lang (Laos)
and Julianne and Nino (the Philippines).
Sing Out Asia managing director Saburo Hatano, who was also present, said
the four-year-old group's performance in Sabah would be the fifth, after
Jakarta, Taiwan, Taipei and Tokyo.
On the domestic front, Malaysia's singer-songwriter and musician Amir
Yussof, Sabah's accoustic guitarist and award-winning composer Roger Wang, and
Sabah's one and only full orchestra Jesselton Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) will
perform,
Music Fest is organised by STB's wholly-owned subsidiary Sri Pelancongan
Sabah Sdn Bhd, under the patronage of the Sabah tourism, culture and
environment ministry.
Tengku Zainal said shuttle bus services from Kota Kinabalu (KK) to Kudat and
back to KK were available on both days, with a fee of RM65 per return trip.
Tickets are priced at RM50 for the grand stand, and RM30 for the arena view
with sitting mats. Those interested can contact STB or Sri Pelancongan Sabah.
-- BERNAMA
Tip of Borneo is back for the fifth time.
This time, however, it will be held for two days, beginning July 16, instead
of one, as in previous years.
And for the first time, Sing Out Asia, a Japan-based non-profit organisation
comprising singers and performers from Asia, will participate in the four-hour
event, starting 5.30pm.
Sabah Tourism Board (STB) chairman Tengku Zainal Adlin said, with
an additional day, the board expected better turnout than last year's 2,000
domestic and international tourists.
The music fest is a musical experience like no other, performed amidst a
dramatic sunset with a spectacular ocean view at Tanjung Simpang Mengayau in
Kudat, the northern most tip of Borneo.
The location is a two-and-a-half hours' ride from Kota Kinabalu.
"We are delighted that Sing Out Asia, has chosen Sabah as their first ever
performance in Malaysia.
"Amongst the line-up they brought are an original 18-member Japanese chorus
group from Okinawa, N'jami, that blends Japanese folk songs using instruments
made of corals and shells, to create a unique Asian sound, and Indonesian trio
Lala, Imel and Marko, featuring award-winning singer-songwriter Imela Kei,"
Tengku Zainal told a press conference at the STB office here Wednesday.
Other performers are soul and R&B artist Art Thomya (Thailand), Lang (Laos)
and Julianne and Nino (the Philippines).
Sing Out Asia managing director Saburo Hatano, who was also present, said
the four-year-old group's performance in Sabah would be the fifth, after
Jakarta, Taiwan, Taipei and Tokyo.
On the domestic front, Malaysia's singer-songwriter and musician Amir
Yussof, Sabah's accoustic guitarist and award-winning composer Roger Wang, and
Sabah's one and only full orchestra Jesselton Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) will
perform,
Music Fest is organised by STB's wholly-owned subsidiary Sri Pelancongan
Sabah Sdn Bhd, under the patronage of the Sabah tourism, culture and
environment ministry.
Tengku Zainal said shuttle bus services from Kota Kinabalu (KK) to Kudat and
back to KK were available on both days, with a fee of RM65 per return trip.
Tickets are priced at RM50 for the grand stand, and RM30 for the arena view
with sitting mats. Those interested can contact STB or Sri Pelancongan Sabah.
-- BERNAMA
