KUCHING: The Bidayuh Music Awards 2022 (BMA 2022) will be held next Monday (Dec 12) at Pullman Hotel here.
Organised by Bidayuh Artistes and Musicians Association Sarawak (BAMA), the awards aim to recognise the contributions of Bidayuh musicians in Sarawak’s music industry.
Sarawak Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Snowdan Lawan said the awards were also to assist and promote Bidayuh artistes and musicians to the international stage.
“I can say that this event has its own uniqueness, as it is the only Bidayuh music awards in the world,” he said.
Snowdan said this at the press conference for the awards here on Tuesday (Dec 6).
He also revealed that a prominent music award, Dayak Music Award, is slated to make a comeback in future.
“I was asked by some members of the media to bring back the award and we will have this discussion sometime next year on a bigger scale.”
There are eight categories up for grabs at BMA 2022 – Best Song, Best Vocalist, Best Video Music, Best Music Arrangement, Best Song Lyrics, Best New Artiste, Lifetime Achievement and BAMA Special Award.
Winners of all categories will receive RM2,000, trophy and certificate while Lifetime Achievement will get RM1,000, trophy and certificate as well.
The one-day event will also include two workshops – basic vocal workshop by Tan Ai Ling, a local vocal teacher; and performance ethics workshop by Malaysian actress Yana Samsudin.
The public are welcomed to attend the event by booking their seats at BAMA Sarawak Facebook page, with an expected 50 people attending the workshops and 400 people for the awards ceremony.
