From the deep mysterious shrouded jungles of Borneo, North Americans will for the first time have the rare benefit of experiencing unique Sape melodies presented by Lan-E-Tuyang. Sape music hit the global stage at the Worldwide Music Expo in Palais du Pharo in Marseilles, France in 1997. The enchanting trancelike tune was so powerful, the international world music community was moved to tears.

The team of 7 master musicians and artisans from Sarawak, Malaysia Borneo is performing in 7 US cities (La Jolla, Santa Monica, Santa Ana in CA; Washington DC; Boston; New York, Honolulu) and 3 Canadian cities (Montreal; Toronto; Vancouver) commencing June 1. Audience will also have an exclusive opportunity to view artisans demonstrating the ancient arts of Borneon ikat weaving, batik painting and traditional dances. At all venues (except Montreal, Toronto, Los Angeles), the team will be accompanied by Tourism Malaysia cultural troupes who will present various traditional Malaysian dances to add variety to concerts.

The tour is sponsored by Tourism Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, Sarawak Tourism Board, North America Asean Consultants Inc., and co-sponsored by various American and Canadian music and arts societies. Log on to www.rainforestmusic-borneo.com/ramb or call 1-800-558-6787 (US East Coast) or 1-800-336-6842 (US West Coast) or 1-888-689-6872 (Canada) for more details. For non-profit organizations interested in inviting the team to conduct workshops, please contact North America Asean Consultants Inc., the media/event coordinating office at Tel: 1 604 662-8781 or E-mail: naac@axion.net.

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