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RAINFOREST WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sarawak Cultural Village
Sarawak, Malaysia
By Linda Aksomitis – visit guide2travel.ca
History of festival• Three day annual festival• Held outside Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia in the Sarawak
Cultural Village• Founded in 1997 by Randy Raine-Reusch, a Canadian
world music instrumentalist• Celebrates diversity of world music • http://rwmf.net/
Sarawak Cultural Village• Idea of celebrating Sarawak’s cultural traditions for
tourism started in 1960s• Mid-1989 house warming for the village near Santubong
Mountain outside Kuching• Features a Bidayuh, Iban, Orang Ulu and Melanau
longhouse, Penan hut, Malay village house, and a Chinese farm house.
• http://www.scv.com.my/
Sarawak Cultural Village surrounds lake
Map of village
See: traditional art…
See traditional homes…
Play traditional games…
Eat a meal!
Have a coconut drink
Participate in a workshop
Or two…
Attend the evening shows!