Kuching-based tribal band Meruked releases music video for latest single
KUCHING: Meruked, a Kuching-based six-piece tribal contemporary ensemble, has released the official music video for its latest single ‘Kining Posah’.
Fusing old and new sounds, the band not only focuses on experimental music this time around but also uses music to promote human rights, particularly the right to freedom of expression. It is informed that the launch yesterday also involved international nongovernmental organisation (NGO) ‘Article 19’, the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives and also the High Commission of Canada in Malaysia.
“Article 19 is an international NGO that fights for freedom of opinions and expressions, including the freedom to hold opinions without interference, as well as to seek, revive and impart information and ideas through the media,” said the band in a statement released in connection with the single’s launch at the Star On Stage, Jalan Borneo here yesterday.
“With representatives in Malaysia, Article 19 has been working on countering hate speech and has collaborated with the Canadian Embassy to better understand hate speech in its diverse contexts in this country,” it added, also listing out Sarawak Women for Women Society and HAUS Kuching as participants of this campaign.
On their latest single ‘Kining Posah’, the band said the phrase derived from a Bidayuh Bau phrase meaning ‘crystal clear’ – a metaphoric feeling of being able to think clearly.
“Kining Posah has long been waiting to come out of the songwriter’s book. The song speaks about how being stagnant has helped us form a new perspective on life, and that the power to express it knows no boundaries,” said Meruked lead singer Syed Ashraf Edruce.
“The launch is a celebration where old and new fans will come together to listen to the music – the universal language of the world,” he said, while extending his appreciation to Article 19, the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, and the High Commission of Canada in Malaysia for their support.