THE PHILOSOPHY OF ZAPIN DANCE
By: Samsul Nizar Professor and Head of STAIN Bengkalis One of the Malay civilisations with elevated philosophical-religious values is the Zapin dance. Historiographically, zapin dance results from the amalgamation of Malay and Arab cultures. This performance was first introduced to the Malacca Strait region in the early sixteenth century by Arab traders. This dance became…
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