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Musical instruments, costumes and adornments also play an important role in musical performance.Of the first, babadok and dadir (also dadil, gong or gon) stand out. The babadok is a small tapered wooden drum, about 30 to 50 centimeters long and about 15 centimeters in diameter, generally played by the women that strike it alternately with both hands.
Syair (Jawi: شعير) is a form of traditional Malay (also Brunei and Malaysian) poetry that is made up of four-line stanzas or quatrains. The syair can be a narrative poem, a didactic poem, a poem used to convey ideas on religion or philosophy , or even one to describe a historical event.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 March 2025. Country in Southeast Asia "East Timor" redirects here. For the former Indonesian province, see East Timor (province). Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste República Democrática de Timor-Leste (Portuguese) Repúblika Demokrátika Timór Lorosa'e (Tetum) Flag Emblem Motto: Unidade, Acção ...
This is a list of newspapers in East Timor. Newspapers are concentrated in Dili, the capital, and they are mostly published in the national Tetum language. [1] Business Timor (weekly) [2] Diario Nacional (daily) [2] Diario tempo Timor Leste (daily) [3] Diáriu Timoroman [4] The Dili Weekly [2] Jornal Independente (daily) [2] Jornal Nacional ...
Timor-Leste has been broadly divided into twelve 'hydrologic units', groupings of climatologically and physiographically similar and adjacent river catchments. [ 30 ] : 2, 52 [ 31 ] The Comoro River catchment is one of the two major catchments in the Laclo hydrologic unit, which is about 2,031 km 2 (784 sq mi) in total area, and covers 13.6% of ...
Pancawarna is the fifth studio album from Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza released in 1999. "Kau Kekasihku" is the most highlighted song in this album for its popularity plus the voice of Siti Nurhaliza, the composition by Ajai and the melancholic lyrics by Alam Maya.
Ego Lemos is a permaculturist [1] and singer-songwriter from East Timor [2] who sings in his native tongue, Tetum. [3]His song "Balibo" (featured in the 2009 film Balibo) was awarded best original song composed for the screen at the 2009 Screen Music Awards [4] and a 2009 APRA Award for best song in a film. [5]
The Syair Bidasari is a Malay poem popular across Southeast Asia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Surviving manuscripts date to the early 19th century, and the story may be older. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Following a beautiful maiden who falls into a deathlike sleep during the day, it has been compared to the European fairy tales of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty .