La Zikabilo will heat the stage with the dance beat as they make debut appearance at the 15th edition of RWMF. This energetic brass band from France that mixes gypsy music with French chanson, rock & roll rhythms, jazz complexities and reggae handles many musical styles with ease and infectious joy. They combine the traditional instruments of a fanfare, such as trumpets, saxophone and percussions with more unusual instruments like the accordion and vocals.
La Zikabilo has produced an original show combining acoustic music and vocals of Cuban singer Barbaro Teuntor Garcia known for his participations in many famous cuban bands like The Buena Vista Social Club and Sierra Maestra.
So if you like to move, dance, sing, live it up and have fun, then LA ZIKABILO is definitively for you. Huge energy. Dance inducing. How can you resist? In fact, you absolutely need them!.
Catch them on stage on Friday, 13 July at the annual Rainforest World Music, Festival which has again been voted for the third consecutive year as one of the top 25 international festivals by Songlines and which is to be held from the 13 to 15 July 2012.
Apart from La Zikabilo, , the performers of RWMF on stage will be Hata-The One (Malaysia/Korean/Turkey/Taiwan), Mamadou Diabate (Mali/ Burkina Faso), Danyel Waro (Reunion Islands), Kanda Bongo Man (Congo), Khusugtun (Mongolia), Le Trio Joubran (Palestine), Oreka TX (Spain), Raiz De Cafezal (Brazil), String Sisters (Scotland/Ireland/Sweden/Norway/USA), Cankisou (Czech Republic) Zee Avi (Malaysia/USA), The Diplomats of Drum (Malaysia), Rhythm of Borneo (Malaysia), Samuel Dass & Prakash (Malaysia),and The Music of Sarawak (Sarawak),
Tickets to the Rainforest World Music Festival 2012 are available at the Visitors Information Centre (VIC) in Kuching and online at www.rwmf.net/v2 . The ticket are priced at RM110 for one-day pass and RM300 for three-day pass each for adult while tickets for children between three and 12 years old is priced at RM55 for one-day pass and RM150 for a three-day pass each.
If you have not bought your tickets to the festival, do so now. Currently Enrich members (Malaysia Airlines) will also be able to enjoy 30% discount for purchase of tickets at all VIC’s.
Issued by:
Corporate Communications Unit
SARAWAK TOURISM BOARD
T : +6 082 423600
F : +6 082 416700
Date : June 7, 2012
