Gaya Street Kaamatan Carnival
by The carnival was from May 10 to 12 at Gaya Street. Frankly, they had carnivals for Christmas, Chinese New Year, etc., but all look the …
Category: Culture & History
Bamboo Dance – Ultimate Level
I have introduced the “horror” of Murut Bamboo Dance (Magunatip) in my previous blog. The fun + scary part of this dance is to avoid …
Sabah Fest 2007 (May 4)
Sabah Fest is the most colourful annual tourism event, which is made lively and impressive by rich display of traditional costumes, music, cultural dances, and …
Launching of Pesta Kaamatan 2007, Ranau
This year the official State-Level launching of Pesta Kaamatan (Harvest Festival) was at Ranau on May 1, which marked the start of Harvest Festival month …
Malay Wedding Ceremony
Last month I was invited to a wedding celebration. It was a Malay style ceremony. Kind of special, so I took some photos and share …
Dance Carnival, Papar (Aug 12, 2006)
It has been a long time I don’t blog. When I looked at all my unpublished photos yesterday, I was surprised how weak my memory …
Kulintangan
Besides Gong, Kulintangan is one of the most important traditional musical instrument in Sabah, commonly used by Bajau and KadazanDusun communities. It was first introduced …
Pesta Gambus, Papar
Gambus is one of the oldest traditional musical instruments played by the Brunei-Malay community. You can play it with other musical instruments such as violin, …