Some Malay performers acknowledge that a higher degree of melodic ornamentation corresponds to increased Malayness. Benjamin's attempt to evaluate Malayness in songs relies on several generalizations. Creating a sense of Malayness in music as discussed in Benjamin's works, I argue, is an achievement. Benjamin (2019a and 2019b) was concerned with the different types of Malay music performed by Malay groups and how they encode the cline of Malayness. I conclude my present work by reflecting on Benjamin's works in light of my research findings. In the final chapter, I consider four topics that are crucial to answering the main research question: social status of musicians, continuity and discontinuity in genres gender-specific songs and community formation in genres. I explore the meanings they impart to the music they practice and/or listen to and to how they relate to different music forms as leisure. In the second part of Chapter 5, the participation of young women in music is reviewed. In Chapter 5, I focused on social contexts of two Islamic-oriented songs: nazam berendoi and dikir rebana. Another two music genres: kugiran and punk rock that in many ways are not associated with the songs from the past, are discussed in Chapter 4. Chapter 3 considers two music genres: traditional and regional pop that are considered part of Pahang's musical heritage.
The past musical identity and social environment of the Malay world, of which Pahang is a part, is examined in Chapter 2. Chapter 1 elaborates the background of this study. Understanding what people do and how they partake in musical activities help to provide evidence for the nature of music and the function it fulfills in their lives. The purpose of this study was to uncover and reflect on the fundamental dimensions of singing and musical practices among Malays in Pahang villages. This study looks at the ways in which legacies from the past can still be heard in the present and considers the extent to which musical practices in the present are shaped by ideas, beliefs and feelings about the past. This study deals with the cultural meanings of singing and musical practices by Malays that in this case, in Pahang, Malaysia. Show more The Malays engage in a variety of singing and music-related activities.
Malay singing in Pahang villages: identity and practice Doctoral Thesis The Malays engage in a variety of singing and music-related activities.
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