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TYPES OF MUSIC IN MALAYSIA: Syncretic Music The
term “syncretic” means "involving a change of value and form resulting
from the blending of elements of two or more cultures." In Malaysia, this
definition is not always understood and much music that is actually syncretic
in nature is often promoted locally as "traditional" music. Most of the
genres described below fall into this category, i.e. locally known as "traditional
music" where in fact they are derivative forms evolving primarily through
the cross cultural influences of the different ethnic groups in Malaysia
in the early to mid twentieth century.
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