Boria

MALAYSIAN FOLK MUSIC
Music for Theater: BORIA

Boria is a traditional song and dance sketch or dance drama, found mainly in Penang and originating from India. It is described as a traditional quatrain song form or pantun which is performed in a western music style and with dance forms such as quick-step, rhumba or soul. Although it was probably brought in by Indian Muslim traders of long ago, it has today come to be identified mainly with the Penang Malay community (Rahmah Bujang 1987). The violin, maracas and tabla are used to accompany the singing (Asmad 1990, Shafiee Ahmad 1992), although the western pop band may also be used.

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MALAYSIAN FOLK MUSIC Music for Theater: BORIA Boria is a traditional song and dance sketch or dance drama, found mainly in Penang and originating from India. It is described as a traditional quatrain song form or pantun which is performed in a western music style and with dance forms such as quick-step, rhumba or soul. Although it was probably brought in by Indian Muslim traders of long ago, it has today come to be identified mainly with the Penang Malay community (Rahmah Bujang 1987). The violin, maracas and tabla are used to accompany the singing (Asmad 1990, Shafiee Ahmad 1992), although the western pop band may also be used. OTHER MALAYSIAN THEATER FORMS Musical Instrument Index \| MIDI Archive Original Malaysian SoundFonts \| SEARCH Musical Malaysia		Musical Context Music by Genre Music by Region Bibliography Author Credits SITE MAP Guestbook
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