Culture Shot

既然音樂是世界通語，那就讓我們試試不用西方樂器來溝通。

 Culture Shot，來自馬來西亞檳城的獨立民樂團，緊緊抓住馬來西亞的文化素材，放手任意的來個雜燴。他們以馬來和中華敲擊為本，在福建月琴，手風琴 ,二胡伴奏下熙熙攘攘的唱起歌来。偶爾来个印度小玲，卡達山人竹口琴，就是没有大家熟悉的西方樂器如吉他，貝斯，鍵盤和爵士鼓等。
他们口操檳城福建話，馬來話，印度話，深信馬來西亞人的音樂可以用另一個形態站在世界的舞台上。
culture shot 是：
主音/福建月琴手：汪榮木 
 Gendang 鼓手： M Sivasilan
二胡：陳炎章
Rebana 鼓手：Kasiman bin Basman
木魚/小鑼敲擊手：尤澤祥
馬來鑼/小樣敲擊/手風琴手：江素瓊

Imagine the melancholic sounds of a Er-hu, the strumming of a Lang Tin Tang, the melodic rhythm of a Rebana coupled with gongs, and the interlocking beats of a Gendang with a splash of Chinese cymbals. Now put all these instruments together and what you end up with is an amalgamation of ethnic sonorities, literally a melting pot of cultures. La La Li La Tam Pong is made up of 6 unique individuals:

Ang Eng Bok – main vocal, composer, Lang Ting Tang (Hokkien Beggar Guitar) player
Sivasilan- Gendang player, vocal
Tan Yean Chang – Er Hu Player, vocal
Kasiman bin Basman- Rebana player, vocal
Clarence Ewe -Chinese Aux percussions, vocal
Kang Su Kheng – Aux percussions , vocal
 
Though, from different races and musical training they are united by their love for music and culture. Music that’s playful in nature as the name suggests and as they put it, “with every song we try our best to serve to you with a taste of Penang” with songs closely tied to old Hokkien songs and respective traditional tune. ”

Culture Shot has been playing in various music festival in Malaysia such as "Rainforest World Music Festival", "Padi Music Festival", "Penang World Music Festival" & etc. In 2019, they released debut EP named 'Ethnic Sonorities".