Kulāiwi is a Hawaiian trio whose name means “native land,” reflecting their mission to reconnect people with place and ancestry. Their track “Ka Nani Aʻo Maunakea” blends traditional language with contemporary harmony, evoking aloha ʻāina and cultural healing.
SATURDAY 8th AUGUST
| WORKSHOPS | PUSTAKA BOOKAROO WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN AGES 7 – 12 | PERFORMANCES | |||||
| DEWAN LAGENDA | IBAN LONGHOUSE | BIDAYUH HOUSE | MALAY HOUSE | THEATRE STAGE |
JUNGLE STAGE | TREE STAGE | |
| 2.00 – 2.45 pm
SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE Interactive dance workshop. The exciting maloya from the Reunion Island. Instructors – Lauriane Marceline, Valery Servan, Jimmy Itema & Mickael Pothin of LINDIGO
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2.00 – 2.45 pm
BIDAYUH BEREJANG Interactive dance workshop. The ritual Eagle Dance of Borneo.
Instructor : Martina Benedict Paul and musicians from the SARAWAK CULTURAL VILLAGE
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2.00 – 2.45 pm
WIND IN THE BELLOWS Accordions in different styles Leader – Geoff Le Blanc Cajun accordion – Geoff Le Blanc (LE BLANC BROS CAJUN BAND) Accordion – Jan Malisz (KAPELA MALISZOW) Trikitixa – Jose Agustin (KORRONTZI) |
2.00 – 2.45 pm
SAPE SPECIALS Sape share a story time. Mathew Ngau Jau – sape player and storyteller extraordinaire This workshop is brought to the Rainforest World Music Festival by Pustaka Bookaroo |
2.15 – 3.00 pm DRISS EL MALOUMI (Morocco)
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| 3.00 – 3.45 pm
SHIVER AND SHAKE Interactive workshop. Make music on the traditional SE Asian bamboo anklungs Instructor : Narawi Rashidi with musicians from the SARAWAK CULTURAL VILLAGE
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3.00 – 3.45 pm
CHILDREN OF THE RAINFOREST A rare meeting across continents -the Pygmies of the Congo, the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia and the Orang Ulu of Sarawak. Leaders : Rashid Esa, Sorel Eta, Mathew Ngau With musicians from MAH MERI NDIMA LAN E TUYANG
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3.00 – 3.45 pm
HOUR GLASS CURVES A look at different techniques, tunings and layers on guitars and cousins. Leader : Derek Johnson Guitar – Derek Johnson (SONA JOBARTEH) Requinto – Ramon Hernandez (SON DE MADERA) Guitar – Patrick Giunta (KOBO TOWN) Guitar – Kedari (SAYU ATENG) Jarana – Andres Vega (SON DE MADERA) Guitar – Andrew Le Blanc (LE BLANC BROS CAJUN BAND) Guitar – Kimberly Wheeler (LE BLANC BROS CAJUN BAND) Cuatro – Drew Gonsalves (KOBO TOWN) Guitar – Alberto Bengoechea (KORRONTZI) |
3.00 – 3.45 pm
PAPER CAPERS Make your very own pop-up Ceres Lau -designer, self-confessed paper addict Limited to 20 only
This workshop is brought to the Rainforest World Music Festival by Pustaka Bookaroo |
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| 3.30 – 4.15 pm
EPI (Mongolia)
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| 4.00 – 4.45 pm
I GOT RHYTHM! Percussion of different kinds Leader –James Mackintosh Bodhran – James Mackintosh (SHOOGLENIFTY) Daf, darbuka – Lahoucine Baqir (DRISS EL MALOUMI) Muyu & bamboo clappers – Orville Lee, Tan Yan Kung, Liew Shan We (KENWY YANGQING ENSEMBLE) Gendang, bedok – Ismail Idris (SAYU ATENG) Onugandu – Mohamed Hindhaz, Abdulla Miushadh (HARUBEE) Calabash, djembe – Mouhamadou Sarr (SONA JOBARTEH) Bendir – Ramzi Maaroufi, Benjamin Chaval (BARGOU 08) Gendang – M. Sivasilan (CULTURE SHOT) Bodies – Wayan Sutapa, Ketut Sariana, Cok Nala, Gung Eka, Made Suwi, Nyoman Adiarta, Made Sudira (KOBAGI KECAK) |
4.00 – 4.45 pm
RITMOS VASCOS Traditional rhythms from the Basque region Led by Agus Barandiaran and musicians of KORRONTZI
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4.00 – 4.45 pm
AT MY FINGERTIPS A collection of plucked stringed instruments Leader – Ewan Macpherson Mandolin – Ewan Macpherson (SHOOGLENIFTY) Dotar – Nidhal Yahyaoui (BARGOU 08) Chonguri – David Kavtaradze (ALAVERDI) Lang ting tang – Ang Eng Bok (CULTURE SHOT) Oud – Driss El Maloumi (DRISS EL MALOUMI) Sape – Salomon Gau & Lawai Ngau (LAN E TUYANG) Kora – Sona Jobarteh (SONA JOBARTEH) Banjo – Garry Finlayson (SHOOGLENIFTY)
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4.00 – 4.45 pm
RAINFOREST RUMBLE Simple to make instruments, sensational sounds Amanda Wolkin & Rebecca Ierado -transplants from the USA, teachers, storytellers, cheese lovers
This workshop is brought to the Rainforest World Music Festival by Pustaka Bookaroo
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OUTSIDE STAGES ARENA 5.00 – 6.00 pm RWMF COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE By 1DRUM.ORG Join in the interactive percussion session |
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| PHOTOS & AUTOGRAPHS
MERCHANDIZE STORE DEWAN LAGENDA |
7.30 – 8.00 pm
MAH MERI (Carey Island, Malaysia) |
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| 8.15 pm
MAH MERI
9.00 pm SON DE MADERA KENWY YANG QING ENSEMBLE KOBO TOWN 11.45 pm CULTURE SHOT 00.40 am UKANDANZ
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| 8.00 – 8.45 pm
SON DE MADERA (Mexico) |
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| 8.45 – 9.15 pm
KENWY YANGQING ENSEMBLE (Sarawak) |
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| 9.15 – 10.15 pm
KOBO TOWN (Trinidad & Tobago) |
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| 10.15 – 10.50 pm
HARUBEE (Maldives) |
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| 10.50 – 11.30 pm
CULTURE SHOT (Penang, Malaysia) |
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| 11-.30 pm – 00.30 am
UKANDANZ (Ethiopia / France) |
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*Program subject to changes
