Making music tell stories

By Michelle Leong

August 2015 FEATURE
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With artistes from places as far away as South America and Mongolia, the Penang World Music Festival 2015 was a display of musical diversity.This April’s Penang World Music Festival was touted to have the best line-up of musicians yet, with performances that were at once culturally educational and entertaining. A total of 12 international musicians performed at the festival, including Dizu Plaatjies and Ibuyambo from South Africa, Casuarina from Brazil and Vedan Kolod from Russia. Most have won awards at...

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Michelle Leong

is a freelance writer. Her work has previously been published in The Star and Not Your Eyes.

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