Tradition

Rainforest World Music Festival: Chet Nuneta Saves Dying Dialects

Chet Nuneta from France dares conventions, braves norms and crosses international borders in oral music, delivering powerful vocal polyphonies backed by polyrhythms in many languages of the world. Their style is inimitable as it is definition defying. Their mission is not just to make unforgettable show stopping music but also to relive endangered dialects, forgotten sounds in distinct melodies sung simultaneously. Mallika Naguran gets to the heart of the matter with an exclusive chat with Chet Nuneta at the 16th edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival in Santubong, Sarawak.

Mount Ramelau Music Festival 2010 Features Traditional Sounds From 13 Districts in Timor-Leste

Come end of October magical sounds will reverberate from the lofty peaks in Timor-Leste. For the first time, youths, tribes and mountain folk will hit their drums and blow their horns in a folk music festival happening where the sun rises – over the misty mountains.