What You Missed At The Sarawak Rainforest World Music Festival
The Sarawak Rainforest World Music Festival took place on 28-30 June 2013 at the Sarawak Cultural Village in Damai. Were you there?
By Melody Oei — 01 Jul 2013, 11:10 AM — Updated about 11 years ago
About #rwmf2013
Now in its 16th year, the RWMF brings dazzling performances from across the globe and attracts more than 20,000 international and local festival-goers to Borneo for 3 days of daytime workshops and evening concerts.
rwmf.netThe 3-day musical event with its magical setting in the rainforest at the base of Mount Santubong towering 800m over-head is helping change the way people appreciate lesser known genres of music.
rwmf.netSarawak’s Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) has been voted for the fourth consecutive year, as one of the ‘25 Best International Festivals’ by renowned world music magazine, Songlines.
rwmf.netPHOTOS: Rainforest World Music Festival 2013 (Day 1)
"A 15-year old on the didgeridoo, a musical instrument reputed to be the oldest in the world,at the Sarawak Culture Village." - Rainforest World Music Festival 2013.
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"When it did start, there was a fleeting moment of natural stage lighting, at the Sarawak Culture Village." - Rainforest World Music Festival 2013.
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"The humidity of the rainforest took a longer than expected to start a fire... Nunukul Yuggera - #Australia, at the Sarawak Culture Village." - Rainforest World Music Festival 2013.
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"Frangipani wants to get into the act too, at the Sarawak Culture Village." - Rainforest World Music Festival 2013.
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"Guitars and their cousins workshop @Iban Longhouse, at the Sarawak Culture Village." - Rainforest World Music Festival 2013.
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"Puteri Santubong - 'I am pleased'. #Santubong, at the Sarawak Culture Village." - Rainforest World Music Festival 2013.
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A group from fans paddle a raft in the middle of a lake during the Rainforest World Music Festival on June 29, 2013 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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"Puteri (Princess) Santubong favourite bathing pool, at the Sarawak Culture Village." - Rainforest World Music Festival 2013.
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"Workshop at Dewan Lagenda is always full of fun and laughter..., at the Sarawak Culture Village." - Rainforest World Music Festival 2013.
Image via akamaihd.netQueensland’s Nunukul Yuggera, an effervescent song and dance troupe who celebrates 150,000 years of Aborigine culture and started out as a community youth project, has garnered comparisons with New Zealand’s iconic Haka in the past.
"It became a game of who came out cleanest as the rhythm picks up. Kila (Ireland) up the tempo in the background, at the Sarawak Culture Village." - Rainforest World Music Festival 2013.
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"Four voices in polyphony supported by percussion - Chet Nuneta - #France, at the Sarawak Culture Village." - Rainforest World Music Festival 2013.
Image via akamaihd.netFrench quartet Chet Nuneta delivered a lively and commanding performance that had festival-goers waxing lyrical.
The biggest cheer was reserved for Kila, whose infectious Irish folk melodies and pulsating instrumentation ended day one in spectacular fashion, as the remaining audience members danced deep into the night.
PHOTOS: Rainforest World Music Festival 2013 (Day 2)
A group from Indonesia performs during the Rainforest World Music Festival on June 29, 2013 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Image via arabianbusiness.comDay two of the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) was all about battle cries and messages. Indonesia’s Rafly Wa Saja and Dizu Plaatjies & the Ibuyambo Ensemble took turns to engage with festival goers during their performances.
A group from Africa performs during the Rainforest World Music Festival on June 29, 2013 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Image via arabianbusiness.comDay two show-closers Kries from Croatia were not to be denied either. Amidst his impressive band’s atmospheric and dark ethno-rock, frontman Mojmir Novaković also commented about the need for greater forest conservation.
However, it was Louisiana’s Pine Leaf Boys who stole the show with their toe-tapping brand of Cajun soul.
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