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Part of the Esplanade’s Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of Arts, Simfoni Keroncong Nusantara was a veritable showcase of keroncong, a popular musical art form unique to the Malay Archipelago. The name ...

Keroncong, a slow, crooning music style that has long been around in Indonesia, is about to get a makeover from popular young Indonesian composers in the hope of making it appeal to a wider audience.

TRADITIONAL music enthusiasts from Melaka's Peranakan Chinese community are working to preserve the cultural heritage of keroncong through workshops for students. Organising chairman Daniel Ang Yam ...

Rooted in the acoustic music brought by freed Portuguese slaves settling in the country in the 16th century, keroncong music remains relevant in the modern era. The possibilities of assimilating this ...

SINGAPORE – Mr Amri Amin, music director of home-grown Malay orchestra Orkestra Melayu Singapura (OMS), remembers a time when keroncong music was the popular music of its day in Singapore. “Back in ...

The wonderful world of keroncong takes centre stage at this one-day event, with the members of Orkestra Keroncong Arif Lukisan (OKAL) set to play on stage, participate in workshops and also exhibit ...