KUCHING: First of its kind Borneo Music Festival Live 2022 to be held at the Sarawak Cultural Village on September 9 and 10 will see Alan Walker and Dj Soda performing.
Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah expressed his excitement at the event during the BMFL press conference held at Pullman Hotel yesterday.
He said that Sarawak is coming alive again with many events as the state is moving forward from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I am happy that another exciting event, the first-ever Borneo Music Festival Live 2022 is set to take place in Kuching, Sarawak.
“I was told that the event was originally scheduled for 2020 but the pandemic struck. It is inspiring that despite all the challenges in the last two years, the organiser stayed the course, and the event is finally happening very soon in September,” Karim said.
Festival attendees can anticipate performances by Malaysian DJs such as Alexis Grace, Ice Cream, Chaca, MYVAX, Paul, and MC Vibe as well as a superb lineup of local musicians including At Adau, Tuku ‘Kame’, Buloh Berkocak, and singers Rynn Lim, Thomas Jack and Priscilla Abby.
International Djs would include Nicole Chen (Singapore), X Factor (Philippines) and Venom C and Moski Love (Indonesia).
The festival is supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Sarawak, organized by Firmament Event Studio in collaboration with More Entertainment, presented by Carlsberg Malaysia, Pullman Hotel Kuching, ERA, MY and Hitz and official airlines – Firefly.
In addition to musical performances, Borneo Music Festival Live 2022 will have 30 to 40 food booths set up during the event so that visitors can get a taste of Sarawakian cuisine and take in a cultural show put on by Sarawak Cultural Village.
Present at the press conference were Deputy Minister for Tourism Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew, Deputy Minister for Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Snowdan Lawan and director of Firmament Event Studio Tracy Pui Hui Lee.
