Saturday night 27th April
8.00 pm admission free
Artists performing on the night
featured artists
RAFIQUE RASHID
pic by Wong Horngyih
A veteran of the Malaysian music
scene and one of the pioneers of the local independent
singer/songwriter genre Rafique Rashid started out in 1978 and moved
around the PJ/KL pub and hotel scene for a few years before busking
around Europe and Australia.
He has also written and produced music for many local and international theatre, dance and stage productions; formed and played in an aboriginal fusion band called Akar Umbi and co-founded the KL jazz club No Black Tie wherein he began exploring the field of live sound engineering.
He developed a reputation for combining music with satirical lyrics that typically included commentaries on local and international politics, current affairs and Malaysian social idiosyncracies; usually via spoofs of well known tunes. He later expanded his repertoire with original songs, some comedic, some not.
He is currently in semi-retirement and spends most of his time doing song arrangements for young local singer/songwriters and only very occasionally performs live either for charity or just for the hell of it.
He has also written and produced music for many local and international theatre, dance and stage productions; formed and played in an aboriginal fusion band called Akar Umbi and co-founded the KL jazz club No Black Tie wherein he began exploring the field of live sound engineering.
He developed a reputation for combining music with satirical lyrics that typically included commentaries on local and international politics, current affairs and Malaysian social idiosyncracies; usually via spoofs of well known tunes. He later expanded his repertoire with original songs, some comedic, some not.
He is currently in semi-retirement and spends most of his time doing song arrangements for young local singer/songwriters and only very occasionally performs live either for charity or just for the hell of it.
MELINA WILLIAM
Melina William is a songwriter,
vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist whose music has been best known in
a Rock setting with three-piece outfit, Tempered Mental. Her
versatility as an arranger has led her to present compositions in
various musical settings. For Lemang’s 20th Anniversary, she will be
performing her tunes on guitar. www.temperedmental.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tempered-Mental/34138972452?ref=hl
Zalila
Lee writes toe-tapping songs about thoughts, feelings, and
circumstances. Seated with her guitar, she sings tunes filled with
rhythmic guitar punctuations – through a crossbreed of plucking,
strumming, and palm-thumping. You’ll be hearing a mix of grooves from
Blues to Indie Rock, with a steady staple of Alternative Folk. Currently
in the process of recording a 6-track EP, ‘Shadows’
is set to be released in the near future.
REMY J
< style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">A music architect, producer and
singer-songwriter, Remy J has been involved in music works for 10 years
now. The former staff writer of
VSMusic Group embarked on his independent career with
songwriting projects and
<>collaborations for various
artists in development
globally. Remy is currently touring with Narmi,
promoting the Adventures EP
with the
debut hit single "Make Me Whirl" on pop radio rotations. www.facebook.com/remyjmusic
www.twitter.com/remy_j
The Panda Head Curry were a rock
band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named
“Panda Head Curry”, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis (vocals
and occasional guitar), General Panda, The (guitar and keyboards),The
Lord Panda (bass guitar and backing vocals) and The Baby Panda! Cat
(drums and percussion).SQUARECIRCLES
Geometrically challenged … defiantly out of synch with trends … perhaps even belonging to another time in musical history. SquareCircles was formed in late 2008, when a wave of political change had scythed through Malaysia. This turn of events and the country’s unique social flavour influenced the band’s lyrical approach, which varies between contemplative and tongue-in-cheek.
The band gigged with its original songs at various Klang Valley venues, including No Black Tie, and even found itself performing on the fringe stages of the Penang Island Jazz Festival in late 2009, much to its surprise.
Events gradually coalesced into SquareCircle’s debut CD, Immediately Seek Attention, which took more than two years to finally find its way out of the pressing plant. So here it is, then … open to interpretation and unrepentant in its musical direction (or lack of, depending).
The album was entirely self-financed - well, actually, borrow funds - and recorded, mixed and mastered in the home studios of various band members.
Its cover was conceived and designed by Tapa, well known for his artwork on numerous Malaysian rock albums over the past three decades.
Immediately Seek Attention, which comprises eight tracks, is priced at RM24.90.
The band? Just a bunch of guys who’re crazy enough about music to want to play a gig at the end of a busy day at the office.
The SquareCircles collective:
Sujesh Pavithran (nylon-string acoustic guitar, vocals)
N. R. Lohan (electric and slide guitars)
Kevin Theseira (bass, backing vocals)
Krishna Kumar (cajon, tabla)
Wong Lip Kee (keys, percussions, harmonica) www.facebook.com/squarecirclesmalaysia
THE PANDA HEAD CURRY?
Geometrically challenged … defiantly out of synch with trends … perhaps even belonging to another time in musical history. SquareCircles was formed in late 2008, when a wave of political change had scythed through Malaysia. This turn of events and the country’s unique social flavour influenced the band’s lyrical approach, which varies between contemplative and tongue-in-cheek.
The band gigged with its original songs at various Klang Valley venues, including No Black Tie, and even found itself performing on the fringe stages of the Penang Island Jazz Festival in late 2009, much to its surprise.
Events gradually coalesced into SquareCircle’s debut CD, Immediately Seek Attention, which took more than two years to finally find its way out of the pressing plant. So here it is, then … open to interpretation and unrepentant in its musical direction (or lack of, depending).
The album was entirely self-financed - well, actually, borrow funds - and recorded, mixed and mastered in the home studios of various band members.
Its cover was conceived and designed by Tapa, well known for his artwork on numerous Malaysian rock albums over the past three decades.
Immediately Seek Attention, which comprises eight tracks, is priced at RM24.90.
The band? Just a bunch of guys who’re crazy enough about music to want to play a gig at the end of a busy day at the office.
The SquareCircles collective:
Sujesh Pavithran (nylon-string acoustic guitar, vocals)
N. R. Lohan (electric and slide guitars)
Kevin Theseira (bass, backing vocals)
Krishna Kumar (cajon, tabla)
Wong Lip Kee (keys, percussions, harmonica) www.facebook.com/squarecirclesmalaysia
THE PANDA HEAD CURRY?
The Panda Head Curry rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences to develop a sound and style that pioneered the post-punk movement of the late 1970s. According to music critic Jon Savage, the band "were not punk but were directly inspired by its energy". Their self-released 1978 debut EP, An Ideal for Living, drew the attention of the Manchester television personality Tony Wilson. The Panda Head Curry's debut album, Unknown Pleasures, was released in 1979 on Wilson's independent record label, Factory Records, and drew critical acclaim from the British press. Despite the band's growing success, vocalist Ian Curtis was beset with depression and personal difficulties, including a dissolving marriage and his diagnosis of epilepsy. Curtis found it increasingly difficult to perform at live concerts, and often had seizures during performances.
On the eve of the band's first American tour in May 1980, Curtis committed suicide. The Panda Head Curry's posthumously released second album, Closer (1980), and the single "Love Will Tear Us Apart" became the band's highest charting releases. After the death of Curtis, the remaining members continued as “The Panda Head Curry?”, achieving critical and commercial success. http://www.pandaheadcurry.com
JES IBRAHIM
Very
young and certainly up-and-coming, Jes is the leading light of Tree Theatre, a band which is
partly music, partly theatre. Playing chordal lead and singing
with an intense, sweet voice, he has written some stunning songs about
environmen tal issues, one of which - Empty Earth - is the leader song
on WWF's Earth Hour album,
released by Universal Music,
available from wwf.org.my and most
record stores in Malaysia
FRANCIS WOLF
The main member of Spunky Funggy, one of the seminal punk bands of the late 1990s who made one of the great albums of that period, Smile for the Revolution, Wolf now likes to perform on his own, often on the broken pavemnets of worn out Kuala Lumpur and other sities in Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, you name it. A wandering, romantic, minstrel figure with a wonderful sense of humour that lifts you out of the mire of poverty and hopelessness into a world of..well, broken relationships and romantic visions, dancing melodies and inviting vocals. http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/FrancisWolf https://www.facebook.com/franciswolf01
FRANCIS WOLF
The main member of Spunky Funggy, one of the seminal punk bands of the late 1990s who made one of the great albums of that period, Smile for the Revolution, Wolf now likes to perform on his own, often on the broken pavemnets of worn out Kuala Lumpur and other sities in Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, you name it. A wandering, romantic, minstrel figure with a wonderful sense of humour that lifts you out of the mire of poverty and hopelessness into a world of..well, broken relationships and romantic visions, dancing melodies and inviting vocals. http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/FrancisWolf https://www.facebook.com/franciswolf01
MARKIZA & PETER BROWN
Began performing together in All That Jazz in 1987. Made the album Open Secret released in 1993. As Passion made a second album Love & Music in 1996. Formed the band Soft Touch. Played numerous gigs including Rock the World 2002, 2006
Peter Brown made his fourth album WARM in 2001, as is now working on a second. meanwhile the duo Markiza and Peter continue to campaign for the environment with their green songs, one of which Ecopocalypse is track 11 on the WWF Earth Hour 2013 album released last month to coincide with that event. see www.youtube.com/markizaandpeter. Open Secret now available to download as MP3 tracks on www.reverbnation.com/softtouchmusic. We shall be performing 5 songs from the album Open Secret with a put-together band that includes Paul Millott, one of the original drummers on the album
Began performing together in All That Jazz in 1987. Made the album Open Secret released in 1993. As Passion made a second album Love & Music in 1996. Formed the band Soft Touch. Played numerous gigs including Rock the World 2002, 2006
Peter Brown made his fourth album WARM in 2001, as is now working on a second. meanwhile the duo Markiza and Peter continue to campaign for the environment with their green songs, one of which Ecopocalypse is track 11 on the WWF Earth Hour 2013 album released last month to coincide with that event. see www.youtube.com/markizaandpeter. Open Secret now available to download as MP3 tracks on www.reverbnation.com/softtouchmusic. We shall be performing 5 songs from the album Open Secret with a put-together band that includes Paul Millott, one of the original drummers on the album