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Part of the Esplanade’s Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of Arts, Simfoni Keroncong Nusantara was a veritable showcase of keroncong, a popular musical art form unique to the Malay Archipelago. The name ...

SINGAPORE – Mr Amri Amin, music director of home-grown Malay orchestra Orkestra Melayu Singapura (OMS), remembers a time when keroncong music was the popular music of its day in Singapore. “Back in ...

Keroncong is usually produced by an ensemble of various string instruments — cak and cuk (ukulele-like instruments), a guitar, cello, violin and string bass — and a flute. Female singers usually dress ...

Music conductor Ahmad Muriz Che Rose, known for helming local and traditional music performances with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO), is relishing a big night soon with the Simfoni Budaya: ...

TRADITIONAL music enthusiasts from Melaka's Peranakan Chinese community are working to preserve the cultural heritage of keroncong through workshops for students. Organising chairman Daniel Ang Yam ...