Apr 30, 2016 SB: We started Sada Borneo because we want to continue the legacy of our native/traditional music. Looking at the level of interest of native music, we are hoping to spread our music, especially traditional music amongst the younger generation, but if possible to everyone regardless of age. With a name like Sada Borneo, one would think that the band had its start in Sarawak. But guess again. Sada Borneo was in fact formed in Penang, more specifically within the grounds of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 2012, where its members – all from different parts of Malaysia – were pursuing their tertiary education and for the love of it, occasionally performed at university showcases. Melissa Dhia is on Facebook. Join Facebook to connect with Melissa Dhia and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Sada Borneo April 24 “Kowolunon” means sacrifice in Kadazan-Dusun language. Bob Harris Norbert was inspired to compose this song by remembering all the sacrifices we have made through our journey since we started off as musicians few years ago.
With the success of last year’s TEDxYouth@Kenyalang, we are back again this year with a new name and a bigger and greater event for people in Sarawak. TEDxKenyalang, with the theme ‘Be The Best‘, will explore how the different aspects of our world are interconnected. By using a transdisciplinary lens, a variety of systems and subjects will be explored. Shaped by their incredible stories and ideas, our speakers will explore paradigms that will inspire, empower, and motivate participants to embrace new perspectives.
The Isthmus, Sejingkat
Kuching, Sarawak, 93050
Malaysia
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Music Sada Borneo Live
Speakers
Speakers may not be confirmed.Check event website for more information.
Alvin Wee
Alvin Wee is a Kuching born award-winning producer and music engineer based in Los Angeles. He is the man behind international blockbuster’s soundtracks such as ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’, ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’, ‘Kingdom Hearts’, ’13 Hours’, ‘Money Monster’ and ‘Resident Evil VII’. In 2016, he won “Best Original Song” in Asian Oscars – Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Awards for producing ‘Ola Bola’ theme song.
Anthony Sebastian
A wildlife ecologist by training and a conservation-planning specialist by profession, Anthony Sebastian provides consultancy services in many aspects of development and planning across Asia and the Middle East. He specializes in the fields of conservation, agriculture & wetlands, forestry, policy and international conventions. With a highly inquisitive mind, he was the first Asian chairperson of International Board for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Anthony Sebastian is committed towards strengthening FSC’s presence in Asia through his 20 over years of experience working with governments and non-governmental organizations across 17 Asian countries.Aziph Mustapha
Aziph has been a change agent throughout his professional career since 1992. Starting as an entrepreneur who created several companies, he then ventured into government leadership roles and was previously the CEO of the Malaysian Innovation Foundation. Showing no signs of slowing down, he was recently appointed as the Festival Director for the Perak Festival of Ideas where he was responsible for conceptualizing, designing and curating the festival; consequently breaking the Malaysian Book of Records with the most number of events in a week.Azmir Zed
A chemical engineer by profession, Azmir is a national rugby player, SEA Games medallist, Ultramarathoner and a husband to cancer survivor wife. Albeit those, his true passion lies in coaching. Under his brand AZ Fitness, he conducts corporate bootcamps and fitness programs including Warriors Fitfcamp – a successful nationwide fitness program. Coach Azmir Zed strongly believes it is never too late for anyone to adopt a healthy lifestyle as our health is our main priority.Diane Russell
Diane was born in Venezuela, from French parents, grew up in Brazil, lived in United States. After freelancing as a storyboard artist for film, she found home in Shanghai, where she has been a Creative Director of multinational digital agencies, for the last 6 years. A PhD graduate in Cinematography from the oldest university in the world and a licensed lecturer by the French Cinematheque, Diane is as much an educator as a visual storyteller. With her 14 years of experience, she helped establish and taught at Crystal Academy, a vocational college for digital arts.Dr Muhammad Abdullah Zaidel
Dr Muhammad has rich & vast experience in the world of finance; from practice in banking & securities to teaching finance in the Faculty of Economics & Business, UNIMAS. Dr. Muhammad serves as director to a few companies including a public listed company. He is frequently invited to forums, discussions & TV interviews to share his expertise. He was recently appointed as a special administrative officer to the Right Honourable Chief Minister of Sarawak. A firm believer in giving back to the society, Dr. Muhammad is actively involved in education & charity activities through SABERKAS, a Sarawak youth organization.James Lai
With 20 years of experience in Test & Measurement, software development / simulation / design tools, Industrial Automation & IoT (Internet of Things), James held various technical roles as Application Engineer & later Field Support Engineer at National Instruments & Agilent Technologies. During his career, James has conducted various technical training, workshops and appeared as speaker at conferences. He is currently the founder & principal consultant for IoT Labs – an IoT consultancy & integration services firm based in Selangor. He is also the current president of MyIoTA (Malaysia Internet-of-Things Association) setup in 2016 to drive the growth of the IoT eco-system in the region & promote IoT applications to solve everyday problems in the industry.
Magdaline Muuk
Magdaline is an English teacher in SMK Kidurong that actively promotes innovation and exposes global activities & opportunities to students. With her guidance, her students have won numerous awards at both state & national levels including an invitation to USA for SEAYLP Program. Last year she was invited to New York to be recognized as a TED-Ed Innovative Educator. She is currently teaching and working on the Global Classroom Project while at the same time pursuing her PHD in TESL.Prof Mushtak Al-Atabi
Prof Mushtak Al-Atabi is a professor of mechanical engineering, author, trainer and consultant. He has led a number of educational initiatives including pioneering Project Based Learning and CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement, Operate) framework in Malaysia. As an innovative educator, he developed and delivered the first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) in Malaysia. He also pioneered the use of MOOCs for corporate training and human development. Since then, he has run numerous online courses taken by thousands all over the world. Prof Mushtak ventured into writing and published 2 books independently, “Driving Performance” and “Think like an Engineer”. Apart from that, he is a strong willed, visionary, and innovative individual who has numerous research publications, awards and honours.Sada Borneo
A fusion of nature-inspired, traditional and modern-ethnic sounds, SADA Borneo’s claim to fame on AXN’s Asia’s Got Talent 2015 was no small feat. Having recently awarded the NEGARAKU 2017 AWARD by the Prime Minister’s Office, SADA Borneo continues to redefine music by fusing modern western, traditional Malaysian, ethnic-oriented elements and sounds of nature in their musical arrangement and composition. Putting all these elements together, they intend to revive local music on a global stage.Valerie Mashman
Valerie Mashman MBE has been fascinated with Borneo since she first arrived in 1980 as a volunteer teacher. She then co-founded the English Language Centre which won a 5-star award from the Malaysian Ministry of Education and was also honoured in a book entitled Sarawak Women in Education. She has received an MBE from Queen Elizabeth II for serving the Malaysian and British community as honorary consul in Kuching. Valerie has explored and written about Borneo cultures, editing a book called “Sarawak Cultural Legacy” with Lucas Chin and has published numerous essays. She recently submitted her PhD, the oral history of a longhouse, and is now a research fellow at the Sarawak Museum Campus project.Zaiwin
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OrganizerSada Borneo – The Sound of Borneo
By PJ
I was a photographer for one event in USM when I first saw Hallan performed with his Sape’. Being the only Kenyah in USM that time (I think), I was over the moon, hearing the beautiful tune he played that reminds me of my long house, my origin. After Jerry Kamit’s performance the year before, his performance was one of many that I remember well. Years gone by, I graduated and then I heard he’s got a band – Sada Borneo.
When I first saw this band, they remind me of a K-pop band, because of their numbers – 11 members. It got me thinking, what musical instrument will each member play? But the similarity stops at the members number. Their music concept are totally different. Even different from other musicians or artists we have here in Malaysia. For me, this is something interesting and refreshing.
Music Sada Borneo Youtube
Lead by Hallan Hashim (24), Sada Borneo includes member, Will (24), Alvin (24), Hilmi Isa (24), Allister (21), Julian Frederick (21), Nick Fadriel (21), Glenn (21), Tommy (21), Hariz (21) and Bob Harris (21). Sada Borneo, despite the name which means The Sound of Borneo – is actually a band consist of east and west Malaysian students from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang. According to them, Sada Borneo emphasizes on modernizing and creating new yet melodic instrumental songs by traditional instruments, in which consists of western, traditional and nature elements featuring Sape’.
Lan Berambeh 2014.
photo by Sada Borneo
Obviously not a mainstream band, Sada Borneo was founded in 2013. But the members have known each other way before. Hallan and Wilker met during their first year in university in 2011. Having the same interest and passion in music, this duo work and performed together for various events in USM like Malam Bumi Kenyalang (MBK); a Sarawak cultural night organized by USM Sarawak society – Perkumpulan Anak-anak Sarawak. Couple of years later, they were invited again to perform for the same event and that’s when Sada Borneo started.
Music Sada Borneo Song
Knowing they can do much more, in 2014, Sada Borneo started to expand and apart from major events in USM, they also performed for Pesta Gawai & Kaamatan 2014 which was organized by Penang state government with collaboration from churches around Penang and Malaysia Borneo community. And just recently, they performed at AIESEC Malaysian Night in USM Penang – which I think is a very awesome way to share our traditional music with others.
Pesta Gawai dan Kaamatan Peringkat Negeri Pulau Pinang 2014. photo by Sada Borneo.
This year, they’ve released their first single, Sada Borneo – which available in iTunes and Amazon.
They’ve also released an MV for that song which is available in their Facebook page and You Tube.
One might think 11 different musical instruments might be too much but believe me, Sada Borneo is nothing but perfection. My favorite part of the song is when Andi Siti made an appearance. Her voice and the combination of great melodies by different musical instrument head by Hallan’s Sape’ is very captivating.
In a very short time, I think they did very well. Very, very well. Not just for their own record – producing singles and performing everywhere but also in bringing our music out there.
To know more about them, check out their Facebook page or their website HERE.
I leave you guys with this calming music by Sada Borneo. Till next time !
Music Sada Borneo 2017