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Malaysia’s local acts feel left out of live music boom: ‘missing middle’

Kuala Lumpur is making it easier and cheaper to bring international music stars to the city, hoping that a bigger concert calendar can help Malaysia capture more of Southeast Asia’s booming live-music economy. But as more global acts come to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian musicians are asking whether the concert boom is creating more opportunities for local artists too. Fuad Alhabshi of Malaysian rock…

Malaysia’s local acts feel left out of live music boom: ‘missing middle’

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