KEBUN BUNYI - RUHAI ANAK WATAN (GARDEN OF SOUND - STORY OF A NATIVE)

Title                

Ruhai Anak Watan (Story of A Native)

Year                

1998

Material           

Multimedia Musical Concert

Duration          

1 hour

Performances

• Experimental Theater, UNIMAS, Sarawak, 1998

Team

• Hasnul J Saidon (Director, composer, lead singer)
• Hafeez Askiak (Musical Director and composer, musician)
• Hasnizam Wahid (Musical Director and lead guitarist)
• EAG (electro-acoustic group UNIMAS)

Other performances

• Riverfront, Kuching, Sarawak, 1998
• 1^st. Rainforest World Music Festival,  Sarawak Cultural Village, Santubong, 1998 
• UNIMAS Convo night concert

1998, Experimental Theatre (ET), FACA (Faculty of Applied & Creative Arts), UNIMAS, rehearsing for Electroacoustic Grup (EAG), converging gamelan with self-composed rock numbers and video projection. The hair was twisted, indicating the 'wild' period at UNIMAS.

ET FACA UNIMAS, EAG rehearsal with Nizam and Cikgu Azhar on drums

ET FACA UNIMAS, rehearsing. Anger and cynicism were the common themes then.

ET FACA UNIMAS, with fellow EAG - Bong, Afeez Askiak.Rahim, the student who hold the note was actually being punished for not having the groove.

 Night EAG Concert, with the gamelan section and video screening taking center stage. The students came from various art departments in FACA UNIMAS

Night EAG Concert, soul out.

1998, Ampitheatre Kuching Waterfront (AKW), with fellow EAG Hafiz, Along, and Afeez in acapella. Notice the crowd, can count with fingers. Hafiz was a student in graphic design, Along was a student in cinematography and Afeez was a music lecturer. Music brings people from different disciplines together. Notice the crowd, can count with fingers. Hafiz was a student in graphic design, Along was a student in cinematography and Afeez was a music lecturer. Music brings people from different disciplines together. Bottom picture is taken from EAG Night Concert at the Kuching Waterfront, with Bong on flute.

Providing rhythm for the EAG gang.

Toppicture, EAG rehearsing at the Experimental Theater UNIMAS. 2nd from top, EAG Nisht Concert at the Kuching Waterfront. 3rd. from top, EAG day concert. Bottom picture, group photo after the night concert. 

Rehearsal and practice session at the Experimental Theater, Faculty of Applied & Creative Arts, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), 1998

Concert at the Experimental Theater, Faculty of Applied & Creative Arts, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), 1998

1999, with Cikgu Azhar, Hafiz, Hafez singing out during a UNIMAS Convo night concert.