Just for Jazz
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Music is an avenue to express oneself, and the passionate heady sounds of jazz allow both performer and listener to become intimately enraptured.It is this in...
Kids from the 90’s Would Know
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School canteens are much healthier these days. Gone are the keropok and kiam sooi tnee – the love of many a child and the bane of parents. High in sodium...
A Tantalising Tribute to Jimmy Boyle
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It was a nostalgic tribute – one of a son to his father – as James P.S. Boyle, with the ensemble The James Boyle Trio, played the late Jimmy Boyle...
Bridging the Divide Through Music
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The A+SEAN concert was part of George Town Festival 2016. Held at the historical Padang Kota, the event featured Malaysian bands and artists such as Datuk Sheil...
The Kim Giak Low Choon Teochew Opera Troupe
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It all began when Goh Hooi Ling (also known as Ling Goh) represented Penang at the International Teochew Festival in China in 2008. Being a third generation tra...
A trumpeting weekend of jazz
The 10th Penang Island Jazz Festival was held from December 5-8 last year. With an array of spectacular local and international acts as well as workshops and mu...