Sejarah Boria

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Music for Theater: BORIA

Boria is a traditional song and dance sketch or dance drama, found mainly in Penang
and originating from India. It is described as a traditional quatrain song form or pantun
which is performed in a western music style and with dance forms such as quick-step,
rhumba or soul. Although it was probably brought in by Indian Muslim traders of long
ago, it has today come to be identified mainly with the Penang Malay community
(Rahmah Bujang 1987). The violin, maracas and tabla are used to accompany the
singing (Asmad 1990, Shafiee Ahmad 1992), although the western pop band may also
be used.

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