Local Music

I like music, I don't seems to know any one in my life doesn't like music. In my family, most of us actually either can sing or play any music instruments. Hmm..wonder why none of us actually really make music as a career.

I can see that the local music industry had changed a lot since those days when you can really count just how many local song was produced by listening to RTM Sabah (now as Sabah vfm)  every morning and evening. Why I said morning and evening is because back in the 80's and 90's, this is the only time when my late grandpa will tune in to the Kadazan section on radio. The main purpose was I guess to hear the tuahi (death anouncement on radia). So out of that two hours session, I remembered very well that the radio station can play a song repeatedly once in the morning and once in the evening. To name some of the old time favourites by the artis like Aloysius Mojilis, Justin Stimol, the late John Gaisah and others.

I don't really tune in to the channel where my grandpa used to listen those days but any Sabahan will definitely know Suria FM 105.9 and as the technology continue to enhanced itself, we can also tune in to KK FM, Hitz FM and others no matter where we are, at home or in our car. Being in the area of having an internet access enable us to tune in to any radio channel around the globe. Other than radio channel, Music production company such as Kadus Entertainment, Ampal production and others does play big role to get our talented people to polish their skill in the industry. Last but mot least, Websites such as Youtube, Itune and others does make the local music industry grow faster.

Coming back to the local music, I have to admit it that I don't fancy local music when I was younger, I prefer listening to music from America, Europe or as long as it is in english. This is probably because the family has been listening to this kind of music and I just go with the flow or I was having inferiority complex.hhmm.. But now as I began to listen to some of the local radio channel, I do actually like some of the songs. Songs like Tanak Kampung by Jimmy Palikat, Sayang Kinabalu by the late Kimin Mudin some others.

This present moment, english song by our local artist is no longer surprising. My kids and me favourite at the moment is a song called Butterfly Baby by Angelina Perete and her daughter Estee. This song is full of soul, something what we always called evergreen. I am not surpise in ten or twenty years time we will still be hearing this song being played in some happy occasions. Having to know Angelina personally is a blessing. She is just like her song, fun and full of love.

With my family, when ever we are having a gathering, kareoke session is a must. we will be singing english to Dusun song and sometimes even filipino or chinese songs :). The element of music actually make the whole environment more happening.