THE Rainforest World Music Festival may see a whole new setting next year said Tourism and Heritage Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan.
The Sarawak ministry was toying with the idea of extending the festival to include certain city areas instead of confining it to Santubong.
It is not known what he is talking about. So far Santubong is an excellent venue for this sort of event. It has the right rainforest setting and highly accessible.
Tan Sri Dr George Chan said, “The idea is to get more people, including business circles, to get involved in this international festival,”
To do this, the venues must depict the tropical setting befitting the festival’s rainforest theme, he said.
“We have to find venues with a tropical feel as we do not want to hold it at places such as hotels or buildings. This will defeat the purpose.
“We may also want to invite more bands next year,” he said at the presentation of a placard for the festival by Xpax (Celcom) at his office in Kuching yesterday.
Xpax (Celcom) sponsorship for the festival at Sarawak Cultural Village from July 9 to 11 is worth RM1.2mil.
A total of 20 groups representing all the continents plus two Sarawakian groups will be performing.
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