The Nyala dance theatre group says performing arts schools have a vital role in preserving cultural traditions. Most adherents of the traditional arts have one fear in common: the art’s extinction ...

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 28 -- The zapin dance is so synonymous with the identity of the state of Johor that the dance has become a must in every celebration. The traditional dance has a beautiful, gentle and ...

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- The Johor government is working to nominate Johor's Biryani dish and Zapin dance as Intangible Cultural Heritage under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...

(Photo feature) KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (KUNA) -- Zapin is a popular traditional dance with Arabic roots deeply ingrained in Malaysian society. Accompanied by various instruments, including the gambus -- ...

A difference in cultures is no hindrance for pupils at a Tamil school in Johor Baru in terms of learning and performing zapin, a traditional Malay dance. SJK(T) Masai teacher Khasturi Ramalingam, who ...

JOHOR BARU: The state has 18 variations of the traditional Zapin dance and the government is trying to get it recognised as a world heritage product for Johor by the United Nations. State health, ...

Scene at Malaysian Pavilion becomes chaotic when an unknown local man throws microphones and musical instruments onto floor in protest of the show. A commotion broke out during the Ghazal and Zapin ...