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Dr Wan @ No Black Tie, Jalan Mesui, Off Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpurposted by mmw_event
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Dr. Wan Zawawi ( popularly known as “Dr Wan”) – a poet-singer cum social anthropologist, currently a professor at University Malaya., playing his own compositions – a musical genre of creative fusion of folk-blues and Nusantara world music. His themes are esentially personal commentaries/reflections of hopes and loss transversing locations, people and their environment. The band constituting a bunch of local talents playing instruments ranging from acoustic guitars, violin, flute, the sax, and tabla.
Dr. Wan released his first self-composed album under the BMG label, titled DAYUNG in 1996 , and was a part of the initial founding committee for the Sarawak Rainforest World Music Festival which started in 1998. He has recently re-released DAYUNG under an independent label.He has composed songs and lyrics for local artistes ranging from Ramli Sarip, Khadijah Ibrahim, M.Nasir,Ella, Korpratasa, Iklim and Search. His composition,” Perjalanan Hidup” won the national Peace Song of the Year Award in 1986, which was subsequently recorded bY Ramli Sarip and became a chart topper. His son, Rendra Zawawi, is an active member in the current Klang Valley Indie singer-songwriter circuit.
| Date / Time | 9.30pm |
| Location | No Black Tie, Jalan Mesui, Off Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
No Black Tie, 17 Jalan Mesui, Off Jalan Nagasari, Off Jalan Raja Chulan |
| Fee | Free |
| Website | www.noblacktie.com.my |
| Contact No. | 03 2142 3737 |
| noblacktie2003@yahoo.com | |
| Category | Arts, Culture & Entertainment |
