Alus Jua
Dindang (Beautiful Song/Melody) is a traditional song
describing Brunei Malay weeding ceremonies with its
colourful custom and tradition of berbedak (powdering),
bersanding (bride and groom on 'throne' and berambil-ambilan
(take and take). In
a traditional Malay marriage, the bride and groom do not
'know' each other before their weeding; their selections
being the 'prerogative' of their parents.
The dance created from the song
focuses on the bridegroom expressing his love, teasing,
flattering, persuading and soothing his bride accompanied by
other male and female dancers.
The Kedayan
one of the natives of Brunei are well known for their
artistic creation. Aduk-Aduk is one of the folk dance
usually performed during ceremonies, feasts or festivals
especially to celebrate to end of harvesting. With
the traditional attire of warriors in black, tengkolok
(heard gear) and red belt, the dancers dance to the music
and movements of silat (Malay art of self defence). The
rhythms and beats of drums and other wood instruments are
enhanced by the rhythms tapping of coconut shells held by
the dancers as they dance.
The Jipin dance is a
Brunei Malay folk
dance. It has not been
established whether
this dance originated
from Brunei itself or
whether it has the
elements of Arabic
influence.
There are a number of varying
songs accompanying this dance including the Yadan Illahi,
Yadan Lancang Kuning and Hujan Lari. The tempo of these
songs is very suitable for the dance. This
dance is performed during ceremonies or celebrations, either
as a representation or as entertainment. It is normally
performed by twelve people, six men and six women.
The musical instruments used to
accompany this dance vary according to the song chosen.
However, the musical instruments usually used are the rebana,
dombak, gambus dan biola.
Dances
and Songs (Page 2)
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