Ipoh Music Symposium set to celebrate Malaysian music's era of diversity

A filepic of the Blues Gang in 1983 celebrating a music award from its record label WEA. From left: the late Jim Madasamy, Julian Mokhtar, Ito Mohd, Abdul Ghani Datuk Abu Talib and the late Shaik Karim. The remaining band members will be appearing at the Ipoh Music Symposium concert this Saturday. Photo: The Star/Filepic

If you are a Malaysian music historian, a curious pop fan seeking more knowledge or a student of the arts, the fifth edition of the Ipoh Music Symposium (IMS) series, which is set to take place from Oct 6-8, is an event not to be missed.

The upcoming IMS programmes, with the theme Malaysian Pop Music From 1975-1985, are set to take place in various locations in Ipoh. These free admission events (register here) include the main symposium, music workshops, a pop-up exhibition, music book discussions and a main concert evening.