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Sabah International Folklore Festival (SIFF) provides the opportunities for the culture enthusiasts to enjoy and witness the beauty and uniqueness of cultural dance performance by various ethnics of the world. SIFF is truly meant to be an East-West Cultural rendezvous in promoting peace through culture.

The main objective of the Sabah International Folklore Festival is to promote culture tourism among participating countries and to introduce the state’s rich and unique cultures. The objectives of the event are as follow:

• To promote understanding and goodwill;
• To celebrate mankind brotherhood through cultures;
• To promote culture tourism among participating countries; and
• To promote Sabah as an attractive tourists’ destination in Asia: Malaysia Truly Asia

Organizer
Sabah Cultural Board

Event Venue
Auditorium Tun Raffae, Menara Tun Mustapha

Contact Person
Joisin Romut
088 259457, 088 268851
088 264235
jromut@yahoo.co.uk
Joisin.Romut@sabah.gov.my

URL
sabah.gov.my

Folk Art Exhibition is held in conjunction with the Sabah International Folklore Festival. It provides an important platform for invited International folk artists the opportunity of exhibiting and sharing their varied and unique works. The gathering of these artists brings greater understanding and appreciation of their culture.

Organizer
Sabah Art Gallery

Event Venue
Conservation Centre, Sabah Art Gallery

Contact Person
Jennifer P. Linggi, Pengurus Balai Seni Lukis Sabah
T: 088 268806
F: 088 210040
E: jplinggi@yahoo.co.uk/art.gallery.sabah@gmail.com

 

Introducing Juno Kim @ Runaway Juno, currently ranked #2 on Google’s Top 100 Travel Blogs List, who will be showing her photography solo exhibition “RESPECT” starting 13 June 2014.

Juno has taken a break from her successful career as a mechanical engineer in Korea, and has now travelled over 30 countries, over the course of 3 years.

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“尊敬 RESPECT”

I grew up in Korea, a small country with a homogeneous culture.

The word Korean encompasses everything: country, people, culture, cuisine, language, and so on. Koreans are known for their conservative traditions and long and complex history.

While I was growing up, I couldn’t wait to get out after I found out about this wild & exciting world, so I did. I travelled non-stop for the past three years to over 30 countries, and encountered many different cultures, customs, races and ethnicities.

People often ask why I travel.

I love finding similarities and differences between my own culture and others. It was surprising to see similar mindsets and lifestyles in countries on the other side of the globe. I thought I was (Koreans were) isolated and different, but it turns out we are all the same. We just do the same things differently.

During this process I found deep respect for others who are living with their traditions. Traditional clothes, foods, lifestyle, and so on. At the same time, I found a new respect for my own culture. I now appreciate that I have a different background even more, that I grew up in such a homogeneous culture in a country with a 5,000-year-old history, and I know exactly what my culture is.

I’m proud to be Korean. Sometimes you have to go away to see things at home clearly, and that’s what has happened to me.

 

 

source: CAD (Centre for Arts & Designs) Facebook page

The Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival (KKJF) is on its eighth edition this year every since it was started in 2007. For 2014, the festival will be held on the 13th and 14th of June this year from 7pm to 11pm.

The Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival 2014 (KKJF) is an annual fund-raising jazz extravaganza jointly organized by the Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu (RCKK) and the Society of Performing Arts Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (SPArKS).

Staged in the picturesque Nature Resort City of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, the jazz festival brings together a musical melting pot of talents from around the world. KKJF recorded a crowd of over 4,000 people during the two –night performance.

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Date : June 13 & 14, 2014 (Friday & Saturday)
Time : 7.00pm – 11.00pm
Venue : Covered Tennis Court, Sutera Harbour Marina & Country Club, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

Website : www.kkjazzfest.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com./ KKJazzFestival
Twitter: www.facebook.com/KKJazzFestival
Google+: http://goo.gl/z6V2Y8

Tickets

Tickets can be obtained at these outlets in Kota Kinabalu;

Ticket outlets for the event in KK city;

BreadBoss Bakery Cafe
Jalan Damai Off Road, 88300 Kota Kinabalu
Tel: 010-954 0140

The Sabah Computer Society will be organising an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling and collection drive in collaboration with the Ministry of Resource Development and Information Technology and the Tawau Municipal Council.

The first ever Tawau e-waste recycling and collection drive will be held at Tawau Community Centre on June 14-15.

The objective of the project is to raise awareness among the residents on e-waste recycling, with the proliferation of electronic appliances and gadgets.

The theme of the campaign is “Recycling for a Greener Sabah” and Tawau residents are encouraged to bring their unused electrical or electronic appliances, such as computers, monitors, printers, keyboards and cell phones to the Tawau Community Centre during the two days.

All recycled items brought forward will be given a lucky draw ticket where the organisers have lined up attractive prizes such as iPad and hampers for the lucky draws.

More details at www.scs.org.my or Sabah Computer Society’s Facebook page at fb.com/sabahcomputersociety.

Voice Out Kota Kinabalu 2014 in collaboration with YouthPREP Centre Alamesra (YPC) and Partners of Community Organizations in Sabah ( PACOS Trust )

About the theme

We chose Rise and Rediscover as our theme to celebrate youths and their cultural identity. Sabah is made up of 33 indegenous groups that communicate over 50 languages and 80 ethnic dialects. Sadly, many young people do not know and lost touch of their cultural identity. Among the aspects of culture and identity are language, food, sport, music, customs, beliefs and costumes and the causes of this loss are globalization, modern culture, cultural identity is not taught much in schools, many do not care or have no interest. Another thing that adds to the loss of cultural identity, is that many parents did not pass down the cultural and traditional knowledge to their children.

Voice Out provides an avenue to pass down these knowledge to the younger generation. Through this theme, we hope to create awareness among young people to preserve and be proud of their cultural heritage by portraying the beauty of our cultural traditions through the many areas of art and music that will be showcased during Voice Out.

Activities

Reclaiming Huminodun & Sindak Pangazou

Traditional Performances

Acoustic Performances

Art installation

Selling Traditional Food

How to get there:
Please check out Voice Out KK 2014 for Map http://voiceoutkk.weebly.com/map.html

 

source: Voice Out Kota Kinabalu 2014 event page (Facebook)

The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur (JFKL) in cooperation with CAD Centre for Arts and Design, supported by the Sabah Tourism Board proudly present a new music collaboration between Japanese and Malaysian musicians to seek new form of tradition and collaboration through music.

Through this program, experienced group Ryuz, which consists of folk singer/drummer Shigeru Kitsu, tsugaru shamisen player Nobuto Yamanaka, and outstanding vocal Kazuki Kunihiro, will be coming to Sabah to seek more collaborators through their unique fusion of Japanese traditional and contemporary music. They will also be performing at the 2014 Rainforest World Music Festival.

The project will mark the first collaboration project between ASEAN artists and Japanese artists under the new Asia Centre which was established within the Japan Foundation in April 2014 to further enhance communication and collaboration between Asia.

Organizer
The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur

Event Venue
CAD Centre for Arts & Design (Tanjung Lipat, Kota Kinabalu)

Contact Person
Ms. Nagisa Nair
T: +603 2284 6228, +6010 241 2305
E: press@jfkl.org.my
W: jfkl.org.my

 

 

source: Sabah Tourism

Embark on a musical journey at Tanjung Simpang Mengayau in the northern-most district of Kudat. Be serenaded with classical favourites and contemporary tunes as the sun sets in the horizon. You won’t want to miss this amazing musical experience at one of Sabah’s most breathtaking locations, the Tip of Borneo.

Organizer
Sabah Tourism Board/Sri Pelancongan Sabah Sdn Bhd

Event Venue
Tanjung Simpang Mengayau

Contact Person
Susan Shahira
T: 088 232121
F: 088 265540
E: shahira@sabahtourism.com

URL
sunsetmusicfest.my