It's been ages since I updated this. I didn't update because there was nothing for me to talk about.
Anyway, I was watching Majalah 3 just now, a programme I last watched when I was 7. I didn't know they are still showing it till now. It sure brings back those memories when I was in my old wooden house.
So, what I am going to introduce today is Makyong, a Malay traditional art. Sad to say, it will extinct if younger generation do not appreciate it. Art only exist for those who knows it. Majalah 3 was introducing about Makyung just now. I admit, I knew nothing of it before this. I've heard of it, but only once or twice in my life. As a modern young teenager who is not exposed much to traditional Malaysian art, I don't know about the art of Makyong. Honestly, I don't know why the slow hand gestures and slow singing that can be a lullaby for me to sleep. But what I know is, it's beautiful because I see beautiful people performing it. I see beautiful people who loves it a lot and have passion.
Makyong is a sort of Malay traditional dance, originated from Kelantan, Malaysia. It is like the combination of acting and dancing. It is believed to have appeared before the Islamization of our country. Before the 1920s, Makyong was performed for the Kings of Kelantan. After 1920s, when the British came, the art of Makyong was expanded to other kampung (villages) .
After that, the art of Makyong started to deteriorate in the second generation. Less people appreciated the ecstatic values of Makyong since then. The moral values in the Makyongs had decreased too. There were many cases of divorce , the dancers did things which were not allowed and having children without husbands were common. Some were even proud of the number of husbands they had. There were no integrity among the dancers and thus, the image of Makyong was ruined.
During the 1960s, there were not much Makyong groups that existed. In addition, the Western cultures were monopolizing the country. And then, the third generation of the Makyong form a group called "Kumpulan Seri Temenggung". The elders from the first generation were asked to teach them dancing and singing. Soon, the original art of Makyong was revived.
It disappoints me how I used to care less about our traditional art. I'm disappointed at the fact that I never really learn and appreciate the traditional. Makyong gave me an insight about how beautiful our traditional art is and how we should maintain it, for one day, it will be gone forever.
So, what I am going to introduce today is Makyong, a Malay traditional art. Sad to say, it will extinct if younger generation do not appreciate it. Art only exist for those who knows it. Majalah 3 was introducing about Makyung just now. I admit, I knew nothing of it before this. I've heard of it, but only once or twice in my life. As a modern young teenager who is not exposed much to traditional Malaysian art, I don't know about the art of Makyong. Honestly, I don't know why the slow hand gestures and slow singing that can be a lullaby for me to sleep. But what I know is, it's beautiful because I see beautiful people performing it. I see beautiful people who loves it a lot and have passion.
Makyong is a sort of Malay traditional dance, originated from Kelantan, Malaysia. It is like the combination of acting and dancing. It is believed to have appeared before the Islamization of our country. Before the 1920s, Makyong was performed for the Kings of Kelantan. After 1920s, when the British came, the art of Makyong was expanded to other kampung (villages) .
After that, the art of Makyong started to deteriorate in the second generation. Less people appreciated the ecstatic values of Makyong since then. The moral values in the Makyongs had decreased too. There were many cases of divorce , the dancers did things which were not allowed and having children without husbands were common. Some were even proud of the number of husbands they had. There were no integrity among the dancers and thus, the image of Makyong was ruined.
During the 1960s, there were not much Makyong groups that existed. In addition, the Western cultures were monopolizing the country. And then, the third generation of the Makyong form a group called "Kumpulan Seri Temenggung". The elders from the first generation were asked to teach them dancing and singing. Soon, the original art of Makyong was revived.
It disappoints me how I used to care less about our traditional art. I'm disappointed at the fact that I never really learn and appreciate the traditional. Makyong gave me an insight about how beautiful our traditional art is and how we should maintain it, for one day, it will be gone forever.
