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Description	The gendang is a traditional drum from Sarawak, Malaysia. This video demonstrates the challenges stemming from the discrepancy between the reality of a decreasing number of gendang-makers and the necessity of maintaining the tradition through the lives of two gendang-makers, Umar Tomik and his younger brother Safuan Tomik. It also encompasses the methods of producing gendang, the types of wood used, the difference between gendang and drums from other regions of Malaysia, the method of playing the drum, types of drum performances, and stories behind the design of the drum.
Manage No	VI00000178	Running Time	00:23:52
Country	Malaysia
ICH Domain	Performing Arts, Social practices, rituals, festive events, Traditional craft skills
Videos Photographer	Azman Putra Ismail	Year	2019
Place	Sarawak	File Size	N/A
Definition	N/A	File Format	N/A
Copyright	ICHCAP, Real Touch SDN Bhd

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The Malaysia Arts Cultural Practitioners Association (MACPA)

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EE00000980 Gendang Melayu Sarawak (Sarawak Malay Drum)
Gendang Melayu Sarawak is a combination of music, songs and dance inherited by the Sarawak Malay community. During a performance the women take their places behind a batik curtain to separate them from the men who sit in front of the curtain at their own leisure. The performance starts with dances performed by the group in pairs. They sing and exchange quatrains. Sometimes the dancers cover their faces with batik sarongs to conceal their identities. Commonly used musical instruments are the drum, violin, accordion and gong. Hitting the centre of the ‘gendang’ produces the ‘pak’ sound, and ‘pung’ is achieved along the edge. The clashing or combination of the ‘pak’ and ‘pung’ is what creates the unmistakable rhythm of ‘gendang Melayu’ Sarawak (Sarawak Malay drum) which typically accompanies hours of ‘joget’ numbers sung by the ‘Seh Gendang’. The lyrics of the songs are in the form of traditional or impromptu ‘pantun’ (poems). It is customary for celebrators to dance (‘nopeng’ or ‘bertandak’) to the songs, hence the terms ‘penopeng’ or ‘penandak’. A verse of ‘pantun’ usually has four lines consisting of alternating, roughly rhyming lines. The first and second lines (‘barisan pembayang’) sometimes appear completely disconnected in meaning from the third and fourth (‘barisan maksud’), but there is almost invariably a link of some sort. In addition, the ‘pantun’ normally repeats the second and the fourth couplet to beautify the melodies. This event’s main purpose is to have fun but, indirectly, it provides opportunities for youths to seek for their future life partners. Gendang Melayu Sarawak is performed during wedding feasts, prayer and circumcision ceremonies, as well as folks festivals. Gendang Melayu Sarawak was recognised as a National Heritage in 2012.

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DI00000933 Gendang Melayu Sarawak
Bergendang is an arts and culture collection inherited by the Sarawak Malay community. It serves as a casual entertainment that educates, entertains, and criticizes the behavior of the community, by conveying messages through Pantun by Seh Gendang and Penandak .