Malay Music
At present in this busy world, music remains as the best form of entertainment.
It is sure that there are no other forms of music which conquers the hearts of
people under the sky. With the flow of time and advancement in technologies
music has got new faces and continues its victorious journey as the excellent
form of entertainment at affordable rates.
Composers, singers and musicians round the globe are in a sprint to moderate
their music to take it to the top of musical industry. Malay music or Malaysian
music is not an exception. Similar to Indonesian music, Malay music is a
delicious blend of western string instruments, local rhythms and melodies. .
Music represents the culture and tradition of a country. Malay music exhibits the cultural diversity of the country. Famous music types of Malay music are influenced from the diverse cultures. Most celebrated form of music is keroncong. The most common form of music takes its beauty from Hawalian guitar styles, rumba, tango and jazz.
Other musical forms of Malay music include ghazals. This was brought in to
the scene by expatriates of Indians and middle-east. Usually ghazals are
lovelorn songs fused with poetry. Instruments found in ghazals are tabla,
violin, guitar, drums, tambourine, harmonium, Malaysian lutes and western
maracas.
Malay music is also rich with classical songs. Mostly used instruments in
Malaysian classical music include kettledrum, suspended gonga, nafiri
(trumpet), serunai (oboe) and gendang (two barrel drums). These instruments
remain as a vital part of Malay music since 15th century. Gendangs and
Rebabs (fiddle) are the instruments mostly used in the folk songs of Malay
music.
P.Ramlee is said to be the chief designer in overturning Malay music. He is
the person who introduced modern musical touch to classical music that
helped a lot in getting popularity to Malay music. Other celebrated singers
are Siti Nurhaliza and Shiela Majid. These singers were specialized in
singing all types of music like Islamic songs and love songs. Several
Malaysian songs have formed from Middle Eastern Islamic songs.
The inspiring and heart hitting beats and rhythms of Malay music at present
are available on Internet. So there is no need to get in to the busyness of
CD shops searching favorite Malaysian tracks. You can get it from your
computer within minutes without missing the comfort of your room. What all
tracks you need in Malay music are there in the ‘net’ of Internet. Just turn
to your computer to make some clicks.
You can find countless smiling sites within in blink time from your click.
Most of the Malay music sites provide you free music downloads. But some
sites demand small fee as registration fees or downloading fees. It is
better to take your site out of these sites and prefer free online Malay
musical sites.
Make a separate room in the desktop folder to greet your favorite Malay
music downloads. Select your favorite tracks and press download button.
That’s all. Switch on the speakers to enjoy the stunning beats of Malay
music.
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