KUCHING: Legendary ‘balafon’ player Mamadou Diabate will be performing at the upcoming Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) at Sarawak Cultural Village from July 13-15.
The talented musician will be performing with the Percussion Mania band. He is bound to preserve the traditional music of his forefathers through his hypnotic chants, powerful drumbeats, the spectacular ‘ngoni’, supported by talking drums, ‘dun duns’, ‘djembes’ and an electrifying bass. Mamadou Diabate will be performing on July 13 at RWMF.
Apart from Mamadou Diabete, festival goers will also be entertained by other renowned world music performers like the Le Trio Joubran from Palestine, Khusugtun from Mongolia, Raiz De Cafezal a group of Brazilian Amazonian Indians, Oreka TX from Spain, La Zikabilo from France, String Sisters comprising fiddlers from the Scandinavian countries, Scotland, Ireland and the United States, Kanda Bongo Man from Congo, Cankisou from Czech Republic, Daniel Waro from the Reunion Island and Hata comprising musicians from Malaysia, Korea, Turkey and Taiwan.
Malaysian musicians like Samuel Dass and Prakash, Diplomats of Drum as well as Sarawak’s very own Rhythm of Borneo, and The Music of Sarawak will also participate in the festival.
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