Raya Music & Malaysia: Marina Tan in Conversation with Ethnomusicologist Dr Raja Iskandar Raja Halid
Calling Malaysiana music geeks, history buffs, and anyone interested in Malaysia and its people! Join us for an afternoon on Raya Music & Malaysia, highlighting some of the connections between this genre of music and the socioeconomic history of our diverse nation.
This “guided tour” down memory lane will be hosted via a conversation between writer/arts practitioner Marina Tan and ethnomusicologist Associate Professor Dr Raja Iskandar Raja Halid, Dean of the Faculty of Creative Technology & Heritage, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan and renowned author. The session will be introduced by Sharmin Parameswaran, Curator of Temu House.
From video clips both eye-opening and nostalgic, to pointed questions and poignant observations, this tip-of-the-iceberg session hopes to uncover and share some of our sources of strength in the past, and (who knows?) spark inspiration for our progress into the future.
Dr. Raja Iskandar Bin Raja Halid is an ethnomusicologist and Dean of the Faculty of Creative Technology and Heritage at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia. He holds a Bachelor in Music degree from the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (ASWARA), Bachelor in Applied Arts (Music Technology) and Masters of Arts (Ethnomusicology) from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and PhD in Music Research (Ethnomusicology) from King’s College London.
Raja Iskandar is the author of “The Malay Nobat: A History of Power, Acculturation and Sovereignty” (2022, Lexington Books, USA) and “The Royal Nobat of Perak” (2018, UMK Press). His articles have been published in journals and as book chapters in local and international publications. In 2012 he was appointed as Visiting Fellow at King’s College London and serves as a member of the Committee of Experts in Malay Traditional Performing Arts appointed by the National Heritage Department of Malaysia.
Raya Music & Malaysia: Marina Tan in Conversation with Ethnomusicologist Dr Raja Iskandar Raja Halid
Date: 26th May 2024, Sunday
Time: 3pm - 4.15pm (inclusive of Q&A)
Entrance: Free (no registrations needed)