Geography is an approach to understanding and engaging with the world around us. This is at the core of who we are here in Southeast Asia. To celebrate this event, Music Press Asia has selected a list of documentary films by National Geographic to watch this season. 1. A Tour of Southeast Asia by Terra Films TV This is the…
Ludwig van Beethoven once said that ‘music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy’. While orchestral music provides…
In a recent concert at Zepp KL, its organizer Toybox Project is seen to have only one objective in mind.…
It may have been pretty rough, to say the least, for Malaysia’s live music industry. But what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger could easily be the motto of every…
Malaysian acts Estranged and Alena Murang launched their recently produced documentary on Borneo music today at Drum Asia Studio in Desa Sri Hartamas. The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOMM)…
The Look East Policy 40th anniversary event is organising Min’yo – a Japanese folk songs music concert. The Malaysian Government’s Look East Policy, which has greatly contributed toward strengthening bilateral…
The Malaysian Composer Collective (MCC) is proud to partner with UCSI Institute of Music for the second Free Hand Contemporary Composers Piano Festival 2022. During the festival, two composers will be selected to receive a commission to write a new piano work which will be the set piece for Senior and Young Artist Categories for the UCSI University International Piano…
The Music of Malaysia: The Classical, Folk and Syncretic Traditions (Soas Musicology) (2nd Hardcover + Spoken Word Compact Disc) [Hardcover] The Music of Malaysia, first published in Malay in 1997…
Last month, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) showcased modern works of homegrown composers in its MPOPlaysOn: Malaysian Composers Series – a chamber concert. Collaborating with the Malaysian Composers Collective (MCC),…
Dance of the Wind and Sea, composed by Malaysian composer Vivian Chua is written for cello and piano. It is a fusion of Malaysian melodic and rhythmic patterns with Western…
My obsession for music as much as for bird-watching has always been an ever-increasing interest. Here’s three species spotted over the weekend. With roots in Perak, I head over the…
Making plans for a new lifestyle staying at home and restricting outdoor movement? If that is a yes, join Revive Arcade Festival this 4 and 5 December and get some…
Alena Murang’s latest music video of its single “Warrior Spirit” [“Sky Song” album] is anything but ordinary. Clad in beautiful costumes inspired by her cultural heritage from Borneo, she dances…
JUST TWO WEEKS after the celebration of Aidilfitri, Music Press Asia is once again clad in a festive spirit. This week, we feature one of Southeast Asia’s indigenous festival. Celebrated…
In what may seem to be another canceled event, the MJPF-TGT Jazz Festival 2020 is, with tenacious persistence, evolving rather unequivocally alongside lockdowns and movement restrictions. Initially postponed, the live…
“It’s not often that this happens, that you walk along a corridor and a small, three-year old orangutan walks around the corner towards you. Such a great sight. Yet another experience in this amazing time which I will never forget.” “I’ve learnt how vulnerable this…
