Sultangate Music Festival - 7th to 9th Sept 2018
Featuring Lit the Stage & Open Mic
Sultangate Music Festival (SGMF)returned to The Malay Heritage Centre for the second year running – this time with a wider reach.
The Festival which ran from 7to 9 September 2018 continues to feature 4 categories of music : Bohemian, Spiritual, Ethnic and New Age music. A new Open Mic segment was introduced to this year’s festival – a special slot for novices as well as veteran musicians, regardless of age or talent, to unleash their talents to the audience in a casual atmosphere.
SGMF also had the support of One Kampong Gelam (OKG), the association that manages the Kampong Gelam precinct.
The festival officially kicked off on Friday, 7th September 2018, at 6.30pm by a performance by The Lost Hat which showcased their Bohemian line-up of original compositions inspired by Gypsy music. Alwehdah took centre stage later in the eveining with their pure Samrah (South Yemeni) folk and modern Arabic music. Veda9 took the prime time spot on Saturday night with their holistic, therapeutic repertoire The festival featured four young singers / composers in Lit The Stage on Sunday, accompanied by a few veteran musicians who were just eager to support these young talents.
Indie/Bohemian band The Lost Hat took the centrestage for the opening of the festival.
Guest-Of-Honour, Assoc Prof Yaccob Ibrahim enjoying himself with the others in the audience.
Alwehdah was one of the main performer in 2017 and took part again in 2018
Yemeni music with Samrah dance by Alwehdah
Some restaurants in Kampong Gelam were kind enough to sponsor the food during the festival's opening.
Food from our kind sponsors
Lit The Stage segment specially for budding artistes to showcase their original compositions
Lit The Stage - Wawan and Fairuz
Lit The Stage - Chelsea
Lit The Stage - Lily
Lit The Stage - Fairuz and The Sultans
Flyin' Hi in the opening act for Veda9
One of the Main Act - indie band Veda9
Addy Cradle on acoustic guitar
Another budding talent in the festival, Khidir.
Write-up in Straits Times Life
Write-up in Storm Asia