Huun Huur Tu & Malerija @ RWMF 2007 (Clip #2)

Tuvan throat-singing from Huun Huur Tu works beautifully with techno-trance embellishments courtesy of Russian duo Malerija. They were a unanimous hit with the 17,000-strong crowd at RWMF 2007. Unfortunately this wasn't my best footage... but I'm sure Huun Huur Tu fans won't mind :-)

I returned from RWMF 2007 with 8 hours of video footage and have just about finished picking out the best sequences to transfer on DVD. Perhaps I'll arrange a public screening in Kuala Lumpur for folks who missed this year's festival (and for those who want to relive the musical highlights) in the coming weeks.

Huun Huur Tu & Malerija @ RWMF 2007

Huun Huur Tu - everybody's fave-rave Tuvan throat-singing phenomenon all funked up with some tasteful, techno-trance from Malerija (who add the Russian rush). In concert on 15 July 2007 @ the Rainforest World Music Festival, Sarawak.

A Starry-Eyed Vacation from Bloggoria

[photo taken 07.07.07 by Anoora Chapek]

It's that time of year again: the Rainforest World Music Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary from July 13-15 at the Sarawak Cultural Village and you bet I'll be there! Having been a performer at the very first festival back in August 1998 (read my euphoric report here!), I haven't missed a single year. I look forward greatly to the reunion with fabulous musicians from all over the world who have all played at this festival at least once over the past decade - the boys from Shooglenifty (a totally hip Edinburgh trancedance band that's been around since the 1970s), Mas Y Mas (great buddies who have visited Magick River twice since 2004), The mesmerizingly charismatic Hanitra (Anch) of Tarika Be and her delightful sister Noro, the friendly Inka Marka guys from Melbourne, three good-humored chaps from Hull who call themselves the Doghouse Skiffle Group... and, of course, Huun Huur Tu, the sensational Tuvan throat-singers with their Russian acoustic/electro-trance collaborators, Malerija! Oops, forgot to mention my Mohican wizard friend Marcin Ruminski who heads Shannon, the powerhouse Polish Celtic group that rocked the crowd in 2005, and the wholesome, sweaty boys from Oregon who call themselves the Foghorn Stringband :-)

Back before anyone notices I've been gone. Good time to browse my blog archives, ha ha.