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The origins of Malay popular music

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Title

The origins of Malay popular music

Description

" The story of Malay popular music begins in the early twentieth century with the emergence of bangsawan, the first indigenous urban commercial thetre in Malaya. Bangsawan originated as an adaptation of the Parsi theatre of India which toured Malaya (Edrus 1960, Camoens 1982). Its development corresponded with rapid changes which occured as a consequence of British intervention."

Creator

Tan Sooi Beng

Source

Tan Sooi Beng.(1993). The origins of Malay Music. In Wan Abdul Kadir & Zainal Abidin Borhan (Eds). (pp.297). Jabatan Pengajian Melayu

Date

1993

Contributor

camilia

Format

Book chapters