KUCHING: Twelve finalists will vie to become the winner of Radio Televisyen Malaysia’s (RTM) 8th Bidayuh Song Chart Awards (ACLB) on July 16.
The show starts at 8pm at the P. Ramlee Auditorium, RTM Kuching.
Due to limited seating, the public who wish to attend physically are advised to grab the free entrance pass at RTM Kuching’s guard house starting July 6.
The show will also be aired live on radio station WAIfm and WAIfm Bidayuh on Facebook. The show will be recorded and broadcast for the first time on TV Okey.
Sarawak RTM director Nasrul Hakim Md Noh said the show served as a platform for local artistes to go further in the industry.
“RTM Sarawak will invite all the 12 finalists to do a re-recording and remastering of all the songs and produce a metadata music album for ACLB 2022.
“RTM hopes that these Bidayuh songs can be distributed and channeled not through CD (compact disc) anymore,” he said at a press conference on Friday (July 8).
The ACLB is the highlight of the weekly show “Carta Lagu Bidayuh” produced by WAIfm Bidayuh, broadcast every Monday at 9.30am.
The 12 finalists are Adrian FJ (Joget My Darling), Abell (Pak Kiyak), D’Helile (Metiek Maap Terima Kasih Pimaas), Elfie Elvis (Sarah Ku Jera), Olbin Nojes (Joget Nyindir Pesan), Rozzie Mila (Cinta Asungku), Johnny Tuk (Nampas Penguji), Vantino Naud (Stegar Ku Sasi), Michael Gayut (Aba Buhu), Vievyen G (My Dampu), SWAIV (Kajun Dawu) and ACID Rain (Tihi Tigahang).
Five judges have been appointed with three of them, internal jurors while the other two, external jurors.
The winner will walk away with RM5,000 and a trophy, including an extra trophy for the song composer, while second and third will bring home RM3,000 and RM2,000 respectively, and trophies.
The Best Vocal and Most Popular Song category winners will get RM1,000 and a trophy.
Other contestants will not go home empty-handed as each of them will be given consolation prizes of RM1,000 and a trophy.
Also present at the press conference were RTM chief assistant director for radio section Marrill Chunggat, WAIfm manager Monica Midi, ALCB programme producer George Martin Howell, head of WAIfm Bidayuh Martina Naun and WAIfm assistant producer Hazel Deyuys.
