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ICH Materials 35
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Gendang Melayu Sarawak(Sarawak Malay Drums)
This documentary on Gendang Melayu (Malay Drums) Sarawak highlights the maker of the drums ; Hj Umar Tomik and his younger brother Safuan Tomik. Makers of these Gendang Melayu Sarawak are unfortunately decreasing due to many factors, the most crucial being the lack of interest among the youths. In this documentary we’ll get to see how the drums are made, how they are different from the drums in other parts of Malaysia, the types of wood used to make them (including the unique Belian wood which can only be found in the Borneo Islands), methods of hitting the drums, types of hits, and reason behind the design of the Gendang Melayu Sarawak’s shape.
Malaysia -
Gendang Melayu Sarawak(Sarawak Malay Drums)
This documentary on Gendang Melayu (Malay Drums) Sarawak highlights the maker of the drums ; Hj Umar Tomik and his younger brother Safuan Tomik. Makers of these Gendang Melayu Sarawak are unfortunately decreasing due to many factors, the most crucial being the lack of interest among the youths. In this documentary we’ll get to see how the drums are made, how they are different from the drums in other parts of Malaysia, the types of wood used to make them (including the unique Belian wood which can only be found in the Borneo Islands), methods of hitting the drums, types of hits, and reason behind the design of the Gendang Melayu Sarawak’s shape.
Malaysia -
Gendang Melayu Sarawak(Sarawak Malay Drums)
This documentary on Gendang Melayu (Malay Drums) Sarawak highlights the maker of the drums ; Hj Umar Tomik and his younger brother Safuan Tomik. Makers of these Gendang Melayu Sarawak are unfortunately decreasing due to many factors, the most crucial being the lack of interest among the youths. In this documentary we’ll get to see how the drums are made, how they are different from the drums in other parts of Malaysia, the types of wood used to make them (including the unique Belian wood which can only be found in the Borneo Islands), methods of hitting the drums, types of hits, and reason behind the design of the Gendang Melayu Sarawak’s shape.
Malaysia -
Ulik Mayang
This graceful dance of worship is the most popular in Terengganu. Ulek Mayang was performed as a healing ritual for fishermen who fall ill at sea or while carrying out their daily activities. Some illnesses were believed to be caused by sea spirits and could only be cured by calling upon the spirits of the sea and sending them back to the dark watery depths. In a ritual performance, some of the performers will fall into deep trance. The performance tells the tale of a sea princess who falls in love with a fisherman while he is at sea. The princess steals the fisherman’s soul, causing him to fall into a trance-like state of semi-consciousness. Once they are back on land, the fisherman’s friends ask a bomoh (traditional healer) to restore his semangat (spirit) and bring him back to health. The bomoh conducts a healing ritual for the fisherman using a mayang (coconut palm blossom), kemenyan (benzoin resin) and offerings of coloured rice. He summons the spirit of the sea-princess, who calls upon her five sisters to help seize the object of her desire. A tug-of-war ensues between the bomoh and the six princesses for the soul of the fishermen. Finally, the seventh and eldest princess arrives and sends her sisters back to sea with these words: “I know your origins, let those from the sea return to the sea, let those from the land return to the land.” She thus releases the soul of the fisherman and restores his health. Ulek Mayang is traditionally performed by seven female dancers, each dressed in an elaborate costume with a regal headdress and flowing yellow sash. Three to four male dancers perform the role of the fishermen and bomoh. The graceful gestures of the female dancers are reminiscent of the undulating movements of the sea. The dance is accompanied by a small music ensemble comprising a rebana (frame drum), accordion, and seruling (flute) or serunai (double-reed oboe). The contemporary version of the Ulek Mayang is performed in almost every formal state function and event.
Malaysia
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Gendang: Traditional Malay Drums
The gendang is a traditional drum from Sarawak, Malaysia. This video demonstrates the challenges stemming from the discrepancy between the reality of a decreasing number of gendang-makers and the necessity of maintaining the tradi\u0002tion through the lives of two gendang-makers, Umar Tomik and his younger brother Safuan Tomik. \n\nIt also encompasses the methods of producing gendang, the types of wood used, the difference between gendang and drums from other regions of Malaysia, the method of playing the drum, types of drum performances, and stories behind the design of the drum.
Malaysia 2019 -
Dondang Sayang
Dondang Sayang is a Malay traditional music and song that is well-known in the State of Malacca and still practiced by four communities such as the Malay, Baba Nyonya, Chitty and Portuguese. The performances are accompanied by violin, rebana, gong and accordion and sing by two singers of the opposite sex, who sing in quatrains. It has received UNESCO’s recognition as a Representative List of The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on 29th November 2018.
Malaysia