LG sponsors Penang Cultural Night at Fort Conwallis

Ko (centre) and Lim (second from right) received a painting each

from Penang artistes standing beside them

No difficulties in getting a seat as there was not much crowd

Emcee Douglas Lim asking a tourist from Australia a question

on Penang during the game show, She won herself

a LG stainless steel steamer for the right answer.

This lady won herself a LG mobile phone during the lucky draw

The winner (centre) for the lucky draw's grand prize

The Alleycats still going strong, appealing to both the young and old

after more than 30 years

LG sponsors Penang Cultural Night at Fort Cornwallis
Text and Photos by Anthony Tan

As part of LG Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd’s (LG) corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, the company came forward to support one of the programmes lined up to celebrate George Town’s new found status as a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Those who attended the Penang Cultural Night (PCN) at Fort Cornwallis on 6 December stood a chance to win five lucky draw prizes comprising LG mobile phones and one liquid crystal display flat screen television.

LG also sponsored 20 others prizes for the games held in between the performances, which featured some of outstanding musicians who hail from Penang. They include James Rozells & Kathleen Rodrigues, James Boyle & Ragged TNBT and The Alleycats.

The Alleycats started in 1969 by two Arumugam brothers, David and Loganathan (fondly known as Loga), made a name for themselves in the international music circuit. Loga passed away last June.

To keep the legacy of the late Loga’s alive, his daughter Dasha Logan, an up-and-coming rhythm and blue singer rendered three beautiful numbers, including one written and made popular by her father.

James, the son of the late Jimmy Boyle, also played some of his father’s famous numbers.

Joen Youngse Trio, a jazz group from Korea, lent some international flavour to the PCN, which had started at about 7.45pm with an opening act featuring Silat Gendang followed by traditional Malay dances with the performers dressed in colourful costumes.

The VIPs who graced this event included the Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, state exco-members and LG’s managing director Ko Tae Yeon.

Less than 1,000 people attended the PCN due to lack of publicity although it was free admission. According to a group of old timer fans of James Rozells & Kathleen Rodrigues, the crowd turnout could have been better if the organiser had done some pre-event publicity.

Another reason for the poor turnout to the PCN is the clash with the three-day Penang Island Jazz Festival held at Batu Ferringhi, another part of this small island state.

The site of the PCN at Fort Cornwallis was originally a stockade made from the trunks of nibong palm. It was put up by Captain Francis Light from the East India Company when he first landed in Pulo Pinang (Penang) in 1786. Captain Light rebuilt and enlarged the stockade to a fort with brick and mortar, of which a large part of it has remained intact until today.