My life is a symphony. I thought I was the solo conductor.

As part of KL Festival, the outdoor drumming performance will be a series of songs for readaptation of Orang Orang Drum Theatre’s work since 2019 (from the concert LaguKu 2.0 to their album 浪[Lang] x Lepak published in 2021).

Maintaining percussion as the main ingredient and incorporating different elements, these pieces turn the observations and attitudes in life into a feast for the ears and eyes. They capture the hidden loneliness in the chaos of the prosperous city, releasing it in a cacophony of rawness. Armed with more creativity and energy, Orang Orang blends the everyday life of the grassroots of the society into the framework of the symphony, sometimes keeping in step, sometimes completely throwing all structure out of the window, as is life in this city.

From the background of 24 Festive Drums — an art form created with the image of “Malaysian-Chinese” identity and later embraced as part of Malaysia’s cultural heritage — the drummers began experimenting within this context, developing performances that evolved into drum theatre. Drum theatre finds its relation between music and man, set in the background of the city. Sometimes composing music for the characters, sometimes finding characters for the composed music.

No bookings needed, see you there!