Ticket To Ride Episode 114: Sarawak’s Rainforest World Music Festival

01-Sep-16 21:00

Ticket To Ride Episode 114: Sarawak’s Rainforest World Music Festival

Established in 1998 with an initial audience of just 300 people, The Rainforest World Music Festival held in the Sarawak Cultural Village of Kuching is now an annual event eagerly anticipated by a crowd of 20,000 locals, foreigners and indigenous musicians alike. Joining us this week is Marianne Tong, who shares with us her cultural and musical adventures in the heart of the Borneo jungle.

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