Saturday, November 23, 2013

Zapin Melayu Johor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapin

Zapin (Jawi: زافين) is a dance form that is popular in Indonesia and in Malaysia (especially in the state of Johor, Pahang and Selangor), especially inMalay-populated provinces in Sumatera (Riau Province, Jambi province, Riau Islands Province, North Sumatera, and Bangka-Belitung Islands) and West Kalimantan. It is believed to have been introduced by Arab, Muslim missionaries from the Middle East in the fourteenth century.

The dancers usually perform in pairs and are accompanied by a traditional music ensemble which normally consists of the gambus, accordion, rebab,marwas (bongos), rebana (drum) and dok.

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