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Ê Sabah-bornÊDavidÊChinÊhand-madeÊ aÊnylon-stringedÊcrossoverÊguitarÊ forÊourÊSabahanÊfingerstyleÊ guitaristÊRogerÊWang,ÊandÊflewÊ overÊfromÊMelbourneÊtoÊdeliverÊit.ÊÊ Ê “I chose Cedar because it’s known forÊhavingÊaÊpunchyÊsoundÊwhichÊ really gets out there,” said David, referring to Roger’s wish for clear trebles to ‘cut through’.Ê ÊÊ “This body size is smaller than a classical guitar,” David continued. “Because of Roger’s styleÊofÊplayingÊ and his stance, it’s good to have a light,ÊnarrowÊbody.ÊTheÊoverallÊ profileÊisÊsmallerÊandÊthinnerÊasÊ well, so it’s easier to hold. But you haveÊtoÊtackleÊtheÊproblemÊofÊaÊ smaller body: it hasn’t got the full sound,ÊsoÊyouÊhaveÊtoÊcompensateÊ for that in different ways.”ÊÊÊ Ê PostedÊinÊSabahSongsÊNovÊ14,Ê 2010.Ê ÊÊ Ê
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Ê HinavaÊareÊSabah’sÊbestÊknownÊ andÊmostÊsuccessfulÊ“strollers”. TheyÊareÊfromÊKampungÊNosoobÊ BaruÊinÊPenampang.ÊÊ Ê GlennÊplaysÊguitar,ÊPoninÊplaysÊ rhythmÊguitar,ÊandÊOboyÊplaysÊ doubleÊbass.ÊÊ Ê HinavaÊhasÊbeenÊplayingÊforÊaÊlongÊ time,ÊalthoughÊtheÊpresentÊbandÊ hasÊbeenÊtogetherÊforÊaboutÊ5Ê years.ÊÊÊ Ê Ê“My main influence was my older brother,” said Oboy. “He inspired me. But not everyone can carry on with the guitar, many give up halfway.”Ê ÊÊ “I love to sing. So that’s why I joined this band,” said Ponin.Ê ÊÊ “When we first started, that was the hardest part,” said Oboy. “Before we started [as a strollerÊband]ÊweÊpractisedÊforÊoneÊmonth,ÊsixÊdays a week.”Ê ÊÊ “Then after that we know what to do,” continued Glenn. “Now we practise one or two times a month. We are very lucky. We don’t need to struggle much on practising a new song because we understand each other. We don’t argue about our parts. WeÊcanÊjustÊenjoyÊ ourselves.”ÊÊÊÊ Ê PostedÊinÊSabahSongsÊOctÊ27Ê2010ÊÊ
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BOLEH CARI MAKAN KAH? At Eyes & Ears, Chris Pereira, Alvin MY, Terence Mark Blantocas and Sonny Bahari shared thoughts about making a living in music, in Sabah. Is it really necessary to go to KL to make a living? Alvin MY said, “In my way, if I want to make lots of money, I just need to be in KL with my group (Infinatez). But I want my music to be more sincere, and to be close to my family, so I am in Sabah. “We want to do music, and we want people to listen to us, to listen to our music. So we have to find a way to make a living, and make money through this. We don’t really have to make like ‘a million bucks’ as long as we can get money from it, so we can continue to do our music. I think that is what we really need to figure out.” Posted in SabahSongs Aug 15 2010 SabahSongs is sponsored by Mega Boogie Sdn Bhd. Specialists in high-end sound & light equipment
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