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GREENaid: Music for Nature
 
Date    :    27/1/08 (Sunday)
Time   :     7pm
Venue :     Planet Hollywood, KL
 
Want to have fun and do good? Only RM50 and you can contribute towards the Belum-Temengor Campaign while grooving to the beats of jazz, pop and even a nose flute.  Featuring  Markiza & Peter Hassan Brown, Jojo Struys & Tugu Drum Circle (6 virile percussionists and a lady from Lebanon was it, who could beat the drums and dance to send shivers up your spine), Indigenous musicians from Semai on drums and flutes, Jyoti  (on djembe) and his Tap Dancing partner and a Malay Asli group who kicked off the entertainment about 7.30 playing well-known songs in traditional style.  Freebies were given out and there were auctions of souvenirs to tempt the orang kaya to open their wallets which they duly did (see below). 

A worthy cause
In 2006, Malaysian Nature Society launched the Belum-Temengor Signature Campaign in order to petition for the protection of Peninsular Malaysia's largest tract of contiguous forest area. The forest reserve spanning almost four times the size of Singapore is home to tigers, tapirs, elephants, rhinoceros and hornbills.
 
Although the MNS campaign has garnered positive reactions from the masses and local government, there is still much to be done. Do support MNS by attending the first of a series of fundraising events for the Belum-Temengor Campaign.

The Society raised RM30,000
from this function, which was really well organised.  PH always has good sound and there were only two of us.  Our lead guitarist dropped out so Justin from Tugu joined us for the performance and really made it punchy.  The Polar Bear song was commented on favourably but I'm not sure whether people weren't bored by two many rather bleak and pessimistic environmental songs.  Next time remember to do at least one happy up-tempo song.  The food was absolutely great. 
We recommend this venue for your next annual gettogetherwhatever.

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An Evening with Markiza and Peter Brown
No Black Tie
Monday 18th February 2008
No Cover Charge
We performed all sorts of songs from the brand new Polar Bear song ("Like a Polar Bear") to really old stuff from my very early albums like "Scent of Roses" and "When the Stars are Bright" from Wild Place in the Sun (1981).  Not many people in the audience but those that came stayed and really appreciated an eclectic selection of originals and covers like for instance Another Day in Paradise (Phil Collins), Court and Spark (Joni Mitchell), Stronger Love (Joan Armatrading), Losing My Religion (REM) and well known songs like You Got a Friend (Carole King).  It was a lot of fun and I even premiered one of my silly blues songs called Nit Head Blues about a fellow and his girl friend suffering from an unpleasant arthropod affliction.  And we even did Willing by the late great Lowell George (right at the end).  Mousadeq from Flatline guested on the drums - thanks to you and all the audience whom came on the off-night and stayed and thanks to Evelyn and Norman who did the sound, and to Stew who took some photos but they didn't really come out - never mind there are plenty of other caps (captured images) on this site - HPB

...as a result of Evelyn picking up on a couple of solo piano and vocal performances of Joni Mitchell songs, Evelyn invited Mar to do a WHOLE SHOW of the legendary singer-songwriter's material.  That show happened on

28th April Monday 
MARKIZA performed songs from the early Joni Mitchell songbook (literally she had the book open in front of her while she played because she reads dem notes - not like ignorant street musicians like me).   At No Black Tie, 17 Jalan Mesui, Kuala Lumpur, behind the Istana Hotel.  I gave  her a little bit o' rhythm guitar from time to time, but as promised  I remained off stage for most of the show.  The excellent musician and percussionist Zalila Lee helped out with a small djembe.  Furthermore Rafique Rashid did a cameo performance of two songs by JM, Coyote and Pork Pie Hat - this last a song by Charles Mingus with words by JM from her "Mingus" tribute album. 

 

The show amounted to two 45 minute sets of Joni Mitchell songs from her first six albums, Songs for a Seagul, Clouds, Ladies of the Canyon, Blue, For the Roses, Court and Spark. Markiza has always loved Joni’s songs and has been singing them in her living room and sometimes in pubs and nitespots for years. Sometimes we have done a JM song or two together, but mostly these days we concentrate on the original songs and a few covers too. But the Joni Mitchell Showcase was Evelyn’s idea but Mar was keen to have a public stage for these songs which are relatively rare in Malaysia, so she went along with it. Court and Spark, Woodstock, Clouds, Judgement of the Moon & Stars, Help Me, Carey, A Case of You, Raised on Robbery, Blue, The River, Michael from Mountains, The Last Time I Saw Richard, Big Yellow Taxi, Same Situation would be some of the selection.   Also we had a much bigger audience  than the previous two NBT shows - downstairs was almost full, which just goes to show (pun) that when it comes down to it KL folk prefer covers (eeekhch!) Peter

 

launch of Hishamuddin Rais new book of essays at Bau Bau Cafe, Annexe Central Market

May 1st THURSDAY (public holiday).  There'll be ENTERTAINMENT too - some musicians singer-songwriters (including Peter Brown) will come by - good food - the Nasi Lemak and Kopi O is excellent - guaranteed a good and interesting evening with food for the stomach, ear and mind/brain.  8.00 pm onwards ....... It was a great gig with some excellent bands and lots of fun - very relaxed and easy-going.  I played solo - some completely virgin songs such as Salacious Rapacious, Disaster Radio, and some rare ones that I hardly ever perform like Gotta Make d'Music and finally the ode to cyclists song Lesser Being otherwise known as the kiasu song.  The event was staged to launch Hishamuddin Rais collection of essays Keganasan, Penipuan & Internet (hegemoni media daulah pecah).  Mr Isham made a speech to introduce the evening with an enormous proliferation of a certain word in it, and then the evening just went like rocket ship.  There were some nice people we had not seen for a long time, so I thoroughly enjoyed myself!! whoopee!!

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Earth Day Campaign
Friday 2nd May from lunchtime until evening at One Utama Shopping Centre. 
Markiza and Peter Brown and lots of others.  We performed some environmental songs including Polar Bear,  Losing Nature &  Prayer for the Future.  Thanks Elizabeth for inviting us to play for this environmental event

FYI: An afternoon with YB Elizabeth Wong

ADUN Bukit Lanjan, Exco of Tourism, Consumer Affair and Environment 

Preserving the Green Environment @ Registration of Green Ranger 

In conjunction with the Earth Day 2008, Selangor State Government has taken the initiative to encourage more people in getting involved in preserving the environment.  

A “Green Ranger Wannabe” campaign will be held on 2^nd May 2008 (Friday), 2.30pm-6.30pm, at Rain Forest of 1 Utama Shopping Centre. Our honourable Bukit Lanjan State Assemblyman Elizabeth Wong will officiate the program together with Puan Che Asmah, director of Department of Environment. 

What to do with the Green Ranger? The Selangor Environment Department is now collecting a number of names, people who would like to become Green Ranger in the sense of volunteering in the coming activities organized by the respective department and NGOs. Those who have subscribed in becoming a green ranger on that day, are entitled to bring home a small pot of green plant. There are about 400 plants sponsored by a nursery from Sungai Buloh that will be given away. 

As a matter of fact, Selangor is a so called developed state, but the awareness among the public regarding preserving the environment, is still discouraging. YB Elizabeth Wong, also the EXCO member of Tourism, Consumer Affair and Environment, hopes the public will start preserving the environment on a daily basis in their life. 

YB Elizabeth will also announce about her community service centre during the campaign. With the existent of a service centre, she pledges to be with the rakyat, and resolve problems together. 

Other activities such as drama, screening and art performances will be part of the campaign as well. All are invited to the campaign. 

Should you require further clarification or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact:  

Special Assistant, Ms Chua Yee Ling (012-7355025, bukitlanjan2008@gmail.com) or Event Coordinator, Ms Chua Sze Chuin, (012 -7577335 or DL: 77223576).

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Nokia & International Artists Club (IAC) present
Artists' showcase
  starring many artists who are featured on the IAC website
including Markiza & Peter Brown .  This time we had Rohnie the violinist to help us out with Searching For Love, Sad Tomorrow, Listen 2 What U C and the Polar Bear song (we still have not recorded this song which is designed to have slide guitar, but Rohnie's violin, very sweet and mellow added another dimension of sentiment to the song - thanks so much Rohnie (who plays with the excellent band Milli'z).  This event was a real festival. 

Starting at about 3 the Terrace Bar was very buzzy and mellow and congenial, and served as host to fine acts like Lurks, Stonebay, silent Scream, Aliling and Azmyl Yunor, whereas Pete Teo delivered an absorbing lecture on being a singer-songwriter illustrated with some of his songs from his two albums.  Inside the club were the full bands like Deserters, They Will Kill Us All, Brainhead & Auburn
Saturday May 10th evening
ZOUK
Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur

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