🇲🇾 | 𝗭𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗶 (Traditional Dance in Malaysia) Zapin (زافين) is one of the most popular dance and musical forms in traditional Malay performing arts, developed by the Johor Sultanate in the Malay peninsula since many centuries ago before spread to the archipelago. There are many variants of Zapin in Malaysia across all states in Malaysia such as Zapin Sebat from Sarawak or Zapin Seludon from Sabah & many more. Zapin Ya Maulai is a new Zapin variant developed and inspired fro

Kak Som Said brought Zapin Telok Blangah dance performances to 60 cities around the world. Yesterday the original dancers (her students of 1999) came together to surprise Kak Som Said for her #SOM50 tribute. This was the awesome performance that brought Kak Som to tears. Congratulations to Som Said, Adel, Marina Yusof and team from Sri Warisan for bringing Malay dance & culture to the international audience. (Zapin Telok Blangah was composed by Zubir Abdullah) | Sujimy Mohamad