July 21st, 2011 — 10:45am
Another highlight of the Rainforest World Music Festival this year was the Iranian singer Mamak Khadem. A former member of the cross-cultural fusion ensemble, Axiom of Choice, Mamak is now based in the USA. She continues to draw on her roots in Persian classical music and infuse it with Western musical traditions. The result is
July 17th, 2011 — 2:49pm
It may be a vibrant and colourful event but to my eye several of the acts at this year’s Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak called for a black and white treatment. One of those was the brilliant Blue Canyon Boys from the USA. The quartet of talented musicians cooks up an infectious brew of Colorado
July 16th, 2011 — 12:49pm
As I said in my last post, my main reason for going to the Rainforest World Music Festival this year was to meet up with Paddy Keenan. I’ve known Paddy for several years now. We first met up when I was photographing him at a festival and we hit it off immediately. He’s one of
July 15th, 2011 — 12:25pm
I have just returned from the annual Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak, the 14th year is has been held and the 6th one I have attended. As usual there was a good vibe at the festival and an eclectic line-up of musicians from around the globe. Truth to be told I wasn’t going to
