4. Southeast Asian music include the musical
traditions of this subregion of Asia. This subregion
consists of eleven countries, namely, Brunei,
Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and
Vietnam
Southeast Asian music is diverse because of
the different geographical, historical, and cultural
influences in the region.
Thailand, Burma, Laos and Cambodia have
Chinese influences while Indonesia, Malaysia, and
Brunei have Hindu and Arabic influences.
5. The following are the different music/folk music of
Southeast Asian Countries:
1.Burung Kaka Tua - INDONESIA
2.Rasa Sayang - MALAYSIA
3.Chan Mali Chan - SINGAPORE
4.Ru Con - VIETNAM
5.Bahay Kubo - PHILIPPINES
6.Loi Loi Krathong - THAILAND -
6. BURUNG KAKA TUA
1.Burung Kakak Tua
(also known as
The Cockatoo) is
a fun and beautiful
folk song from
Indonesia
that compares a
beloved old parrot
to grandma
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7. RASA SAYANG
2. "Rasa Sayang"
(pronounced [ˈrasa 'sajaŋ],
literally "loving feeling") or
"Rasa Sayange" is a folk song
from the Malay Archipelago,
popular in Indonesia, Malaysia
and Singapore.
The basis of "Rasa
Sayang" is similar to Dondang
Sayang and other Malay folk
songs, which take their form
from the pantun, a traditional
ethnic Malay poetic form
8. CHAN MALI CHAN
3. Chan Mali Chan
is a widely known folk song
attributed to both Malaysia and
Singapore. It is a cheeky, flirtatious love
song, which has gained standing as one
of the traditional “national” songs of
both countries
There are different versions of
"Chan Mali Chan", a common version
that starts with talking about looking
for a lamb/kid interpreted as parents
looking for their children, and that it's
about the togetherness and bond
between children and their parents.
Others suggest it is a flirtatious love
song.
9. RU CON
Ru Con (Lullaby)
is a very emotional
song by Vietnamese
National Song and Dance
A soothing song with
which to lull a child to sleep
10. BAHAY KUBO
The song is about a bahay
kubo (lit. 'field house' in English), a
house made of bamboo with a roof
of nipa leaves, surrounded by
different kind of vegetables,[3] and
is frequently sung by Filipino school
children, the song being as familiar
as the "Alphabet Song" and "Twinkle
Twinkle Little Star" from the
West.[4]
Its composition is
sometimes erroneously attributed
to composer Felipe Padilla de Leon
11. LOI LOI KRATHONG
The term “Loy
Krathong” is derived from
word “loy” – meaning “to
float”- and the word
“krathong” – which refers to
type of small, floating religious
offering.
True to its name, the
highlight of the festival is the
floating of krathongs across
small and large bodies of
water all over the country.
