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Sabah’s Mayabayu rediscovers ethnic roots via music
Published on: Tuesday, March 09, 2021
Published on: Tue, Mar 09, 2021
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Sabah’s Mayabayu rediscovers ethnic roots via music
Mayabayu (center) wants her music to be a tool for ‘East Malaysian representation in the music industry’.
Kota Kinabalu: Sabahan Mayabayu was still doing her A-levels when her first single Honeydew aired on HitzFM. This made her realise “Wow, I can actually do this”.

One of the finalists of the Levi’s Music Project last year, her musical journey has taken her from being a folk-country singer to ethnic music.

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