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Datuk Peter Pragas: Composer, Pianist (1926-2014) | SabahSongs
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A blog about contemporary music in sabah. Datuk Peter Pragas: Composer, Pianist (1926-2014). July 2, 2014. When bass player Moses de Silva. Tagged me in his Facebook status update, I learned that Sabah’s composer and music director Datuk Peter Pragas. Died on June 30, 2014, aged 87. From my laptop in Brisbane, Australia, I saw the continuous stream of condolences to the Pragas family on my Facebook newsfeed, which is my window to the musicians’ world in Sabah, Malaysia. In his 23 years as Music Director ...
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ABRB in Sabah | extreme passion, that’s metal | SabahSongs
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A blog about contemporary music in sabah. ABRB in Sabah extreme passion, that’s metal. September 13, 2012. Audience participation, metal style. It was 3.00 pm at Razz Ma Tazz nightclub, Kota Kinabalu. Outside was bright, inside was dark. U.S. heavy metal band As Blood Runs Black [ABRB]. Was due to play later. Crew set up sound equipment, DeeBee Studios. Sorted its video gear. Chris Pereira. Was doing sound, I was upstairs with him. Photographer Nasier Lee. Parked his cameras in my chair. 8220;We have a.
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Trust and Humanity | Gordon Pan’s guitars for Hillary Ang and Sonny Bahari | SabahSongs
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A blog about contemporary music in sabah. Trust and Humanity Gordon Pan’s guitars for Hillary Ang and Sonny Bahari. August 3, 2012. Following the positive response to the first post about Gordon Pan. SabahSongs received permission from Gordon and Hillary Ang. To publish some pictures of guitars which Gordon made for Hillary. Not wood and varnish; rather trust and humanity. Gordon talked about the bond between musician and guitar. 8220;For a person who builds or customizes guitars, this consideration is v...
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RAIMON BIN SUKUDAT, CIKGU SHARIFF | THE STORY OF KIDZ | SabahSongs
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A blog about contemporary music in sabah. RAIMON BIN SUKUDAT, CIKGU SHARIFF THE STORY OF KIDZ. September 13, 2010. Matlan Kidz and his Abah; an extraordinary journey from Kudat to KK. This is an interview with Raimon [aka Matlan Kidz] and his Abah, Cikgu Shariff. My thanks to Moses de Silva for translating throughout the session. 8220;I noticed that young people were playing music without any purpose: kids playing at bus stops, at the side of the road, underneath their houses.”. Raimon wanted to go and l...
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The band equipment war – by Gordon Pan | SabahSongs
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A blog about contemporary music in sabah. The band equipment war – by Gordon Pan. April 29, 2015. These guitars were plugged into a single amplifier with two inputs where the lead guitar was notched louder than the rhythm guitar. Chances are it was Radio Sabah’s band equipment provided for the competing bands to use. Most likely they were Hohner amplifiers putting out around 5 to 8 watts RMS. Hence the equipment war began, since the right equipment would allow a band to reproduce sound as closely to the ...
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Cannons firing and dreams coming true – by Gordon Pan | SabahSongs
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A blog about contemporary music in sabah. Cannons firing and dreams coming true – by Gordon Pan. March 26, 2015. After my first blog post in this series, I am glad a number of readers came out to comment on some minor sequence of events that took place. Since this instalment is on Cannons. Not Canons as corrected to me by Henry Ng) and Kenneth Boon’s. I went to the source. It is fortunate indeed to be still in contact with Henry Ng. Who now resides in Sydney, Australia; Alfie Boy Quioc. Henry recalled, W...
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SabahSongs book launch newspaper clippings | SabahSongs
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A blog about contemporary music in sabah. SabahSongs book launch newspaper clippings. December 21, 2012. I have updated this a few times to add online publications.). My last day in Kota Kinabalu – after virtually staying up all night to pack before my move to Brisbane, I popped over to the newspaper stalls in Damai to see if there was coverage about our book. Sure enough, we got some! The New Sabah Times had the nicest write-up, followed by The Borneo Post and the Daily Express. Insight Sabah Dec 26 2012.
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Our book in book stores across the country | SabahSongs
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A blog about contemporary music in sabah. Our book in book stores across the country. November 12, 2013. This made me happy. Alyssa Manjanga. Came across my book in Times book store in Kota Kinabalu. I remember looking at a similar bookshelf this time last year before the book was out. I tried to imagine it sitting among those other beautiful glossy books about Sabah. It seemed like a dream, then. Thanks for sending this to me Alyssa. I miss you! Tags: SabahSongs: Contemporary Music in Sabah. Element Tre...
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The pioneer bands from the heart of Tanjung Aru, by Gordon Pan | SabahSongs
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A blog about contemporary music in sabah. The pioneer bands from the heart of Tanjung Aru, by Gordon Pan. January 22, 2015. This is the first of a series of posts by Gordon Pan on the origins of Western band culture in Sabah. It was around the middle of the year 1960 when the sound of twangy guitars and thundering drums reached the airwaves of North Borneo (Sabah) through a recording by the Shadows. That sound was so exciting that it plucked the heartstrings of nearly every adolescent who heard this song.