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The ‘Terinai’ Dance
  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00001286
    Country Malaysia
    ICH Domain Performing Arts
    Address
    The state of Perlis, Malaysia
Description Terinai is an arts form that has long set in the state of Perlis usually performed at palace festivities. However, it is also performed at normal wedding ceremonies. The musical instruments are a clarinet, a pair of drums and two gongs. This gentle dance with candles on the palms is accompanied by the beating of the Terinai Drum playing the songs ‘Temang Welo’, ‘Selong’ and ‘Mak Inang’ The rythmns are such as ‘Menghadap Terinai’, ‘Ketam Bawa Anak’, ‘Dewa Raja’, and ‘Inang Cik Lang’.
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The Malaysia Arts Cultural Practitioners Association (MACPA)

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