Indian Pop Music in Malaysia

POP MUSIC

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Definition of Pop music

The word “POP” is derived from popular. So, the term ‘Pop Music’ referred to ‘Popular Music’. The term indicate specific stylistic traits such as emotional singing, lyrics about love and feelings, danceable beat, clear melodies, simple harmonies and repeating structure. So that people can catch it easily and join in. These criteria of Popular Music or ‘pop music’ make it received and appreciated by the largest group of audience.

Pop music usually depends on reproductive technology as phonograph, tape recording and burnt in Compact Disc (CD). This type of music popularized through films, radio and television. It is also constantly changing in styles and derived from electronically amplified music form. Therefore, pop music can be defined as recorded and broadcasted music.

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Indian Pop Music in Malaysia

The immigrants, especially from South India (most of them are Tamils from Tamil Nadu, India) brought with them their musical culture such as drama, dance, classical music (carnatic music), folk music and culture. As early as before independent, these musical forms of music have been played and performed by professionals and amateur performers.

So far the Tamils are the only major ethnic group that actively involved in recording and broadcasting their musical culture through media than other ethnic group that migrated from India after independence of Malaysia in 1957. Therefore, the Indian Popular or Pop Music in Malaysia refers to Tamil Popular Music in Malaysia.

Even though, the musical culture of Tamils evolves within Carnatic Music, the influences of western musical forms in films have major affections in the developments of Tamil popular music. The Indians especially Tamils in Malaysia formed music bands for their musical needs and entertainment. These music bands and musicians sing and played the songs from Tamil films in 1950s.

These film songs and music infused some western elements and instruments in their musical activities such as clarinet, violin, double bass, accordion and percussions like drum set, bongo, tambourine, maracas and kabasa.

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