(I have updated this a few times to add online publications.) My last day in Kota Kinabalu – after virtually…
Gordon Pan | making guitars for our working musicians
GORDON PAN is from Tanjung Aru. He’s semi-retired now, and has a hobby. He modifies guitars. Related stories Trust and…
KK Jazz Festival 2012: Peter Lau’s mini-drums: ‘it’s the journey, that’s what I like’
“I do workshops, to introduce my drums. I say that everybody has the potential. Don’t look down on yourself. If you really want to do something, if you really put the heart and the effort into it, you can definitely make your dreams it come true. But there’s no shortcut, and there’s no magic. It doesn’t take 1-2 days, it doesn’t take weeks. It takes years. This took me 15 years.
Igitai Dandi Pisasava’an, original song by Ben Alexson S Jivinu
This is an original composition — a Kadazan song by Ben Alexon S Jivinu — called Igitai Dandi Pisasava’an. Firstly,…
‘Sahabat’ — original song by Suhaimi Amir
RONALD JAMES recently said it would be a great idea to transcribe some original songs by Sabahan musicians. As an…
Sabah’s Howard Ng, Conductor and Oboist
Despite having a list of accomplishments as long as your arm, oboist and conductor Howard Ng can tell a good…
Back in Sabah, and here’s some music
Mike and I came across some lads singing a capella in the newly completed Oceanus shopping mall on the waterfront…
Double Take, Christmas 2015
It’s been a long time since I posted on SabahSongs. Here is a video of wonderful Double Take Dec 23…
The band equipment war – by Gordon Pan
In 1961 when the Rebels first hit the stage at Jesselton’s Community Center for the 1st installment of Talent Time…
Cannons firing and dreams coming true – by Gordon Pan
After my first blog post in this series, I am glad a number of readers came out to comment on…
The pioneer bands from the heart of Tanjung Aru, by Gordon Pan
This is the first of a series of posts by Gordon Pan on the origins of Western band culture in…
Ronald James, guitarist
“Do not let people tell you that there is no hope for musicians, that they can’t earn a living. That’s…
A Tribute to Peter Pragas by Roger Wang – video
More about Roger Wang More about Datuk Peter Pragas
Datuk Peter Pragas: Composer, Pianist (1926-2014)
When bass player Moses de Silva tagged me in his Facebook status update, I learned that Sabah’s composer and music…
Our book in book stores across the country
This made me happy. Alyssa Manjanga came across my book in Times book store in Kota Kinabalu. I remember looking…
“Fairy Tales” by Roger Wang
(BRISBANE, Australia) Even from across the Indian Ocean, musical Sabah is reaching out to me. Roger Wang shows us that…
2012 Year in Review from SabahSongs
The Year 2012 began with some features of local girls – JADEsisters and Beverley Rachel – as the EP Janji…
Many photos from the book launch in this post!
You are invited to the book launch of SabahSongs: Contemporary Music in Sabah
Well, here we are. If you have the time to celebrate the launch of OUR BOOK SABAHSONGS, wouldn’t that be…
Hot Off The Press
I will courier fifty books from Taiwan to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia to fit in a book launch before we…
Here’s the book!
We are almost there! Click the book cover to read the nice quotes on the back! I’ll be couriering a…
I needed to share my knowledge and serve my Sabahan people | Resot Iggau, Head of Music, UMS
When we talk about exposure to music, KL is very good. But if we are talking about wanting to build a career long-term, I needed to come back to Sabah, I needed to share my knowledge and experience and serve my Sabahan people. Andrew Poninting also felt like that. We feel we have to share, because we are from here. We know what the level [of music knowledge] is like here. There was no college of music in Sabah, before the Music Programme in UMS.
SabahSongs is becoming a book
Okay. It’s time to let you know that this blog is about to become a book entitled “SabahSongs: Excerpts from…
SabahSongs 