Rainforest World Music Festival
rainforest world music festival often abbreviated rwmf annual threeday music festival celebrating diversity world music held kuching sarawak malaysia daytime music workshop cultural display craft display food stall mainstage evening concert festival awarded best international festival songlines six consecutive year festival feature wide range performance traditional music world fusion contemporary world music festival emphasizes use traditional acoustic world instrument although electric accompaniment instrument common back canadian musicologist named randy rainereusch visited robert basiuk deputy chief executive officer sarawak tourism board randy researching ethnic music particularly interested sape played mainly kayan kenyah people sarawak meeting discussed possibility sarawak annual music festival along line festival world test idea group local musician formed take sarawak music world stage world music expo womex festival marseille france invitation womex marseille bring traditional musician suggested bob tourism board send musician promote sarawak randy rainereuschwith help jayl langub majlis adat istiadat native customary law authority two sape player asang lawai tegit usat brought kuching upper stretch balui river belaga join erang lahang uchau bilong rehearsed randy week kuching left marseille perform womex festival hardened european agent manager festival director brought tear beauty purity performance sape upon returning sarawak womex randy robert attended meeting datin julia chong representative sarawak music society committee member cultural association called society atelier sarawak sarawak music society approached run show found beyond scope member society atelier sarawak particularly president edric ong gave lot logistic support undertaking sarawak tourism board undertook task consolidating financing event march tourism board approved funding festival provision organiser sarawak tourism board society atelier sarawak take role technical support term music randy appointed main consultant event time rest sarawak tourism board staff conscripted assist organization running festival behindthescenes role took continued fill present day crowd first year small audience soon escalated become one awaited musical fiesta sarawak proudly host year date festival held since edition held virtually tuned viewer country b number physical attendee edition held hybrid manner event physically staged streamed online festival held ground sarawak cultural village nestled base mount santubong km north kuching festival run workshop mini concert afternoon followed evening performance held two main stage village festival usually feature band weekend invited performer come sarawak province malaysia country near far festival act included joey ayala philippine shooglenifty scotland inka marka south america rajery madagascar black umfolosi zimbabwe huun huur tu tuva cynthia alexander philippine te vaka samoanew zealand namgar mongolia shannon poland peatbog faery scotland tarika madagascar ross daly greece blackbeard tea party england atmosphere relaxed although timetable workshop evening performance visitor free enter leave event daytime workshop held inside various traditional house village performer leader event often floorlevel audience allowing get close performer also restriction communicating performer musician sometimes encourage conversation especially regarding topic workshop running traditional instrument use artist also hidden behind barrier festival seen walking site throughout duration allowing audience access time winner heritage culture pata gold award aseanta excellence award best asean marketing promotional campaign hospitality sale marketing association international hsmai silver adrian award reimaging campaign brandlaureate country branding award – top best international festival magazine songlines hospitality sale marketing association international hsmai silver adrian award special event category communication director asiapacific excellence award event experiential marketing category transglobal world music chart twmc festival award global top category ranked th transglobal world music chart twmc festival award global top category ranked th malaysia book record percussionist music festival variety food stall throughout site feature variety local regional malaysian cuisine asian cuisine although alcohol available freely year festival taken step control availability due official complaint beer provided official supplier number venue throughout festival met mixed review festival goer festival notable increase security around festival prevent people entering forged ticket causing trouble entrance visitor must present ticket given official wristband security uv strip metal detector also used scan visitor backpack bag must presented staff front gate searched new additional security guard dog around cultural village used discourage smuggling drug narcotic festival official website sarawak tourism board