9 Mar 2019, Sat
2pm - 4pm
Play Den
With the ebb of cultural nationalism in the 1970s, the Malay music scene saw a divergence into two disparate strands. On one hand, the resurgence of religion during the period saw the of dakwah nasyid – religious songs sung in modern rhythms and music arrangement. On the other hand, the Nusantara (Malay World) – also grew in prominence with singers and groups like Kopratasa and M Nasir. Today, a new kind of spiritual songs by musicians like Ramli Sarip has overtaken those genres in popularity. By learning about the shifting popularity of musical genres, audiences will gain a deeper understanding of how Malay culture has evolved across the decades.
Conducted in Malay and English
Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé
Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé has authored fifteen books and edited more than twenty titles. He is the recipient of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, Independent Publisher Book Award, Poetry World Cup, and Singapore Literature Prize.