Joget (
Jawi: جوڬيت) is a traditional
Malay dance that originated in
Malacca
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. It was influenced by the
Portuguese
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* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Port ...
dance of
Branyo which is believed to have been spread to Malacca during the
spice trade. In Malacca, it is better known as ''Chakunchak''. The dance is one of the most popular folk dances in
Malaysia
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and normally performed by couples in cultural festivals, weddings and other social functions. Joget also grew in popularity within the Malay community in Singapore after its introduction in 1942.
The dance is of the Portuguese roots and is accompanied by an ensemble consisting of; a
violin
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of
Western world
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gong
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of
Asia
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, a ''
flute'' (optional) and at least two ''
rebana
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'' or ''
gendang
Kendang or Gendang ( jv, ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ, translit=Kendhang, su, ᮊᮨᮔ᮪ᮓᮀ, translit=Kendang, ban, ᬓᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᬂ, translit=Kendang, Tausug/ Bajau Maranao: ''Gandang'', Bugis: ''Gendrang'' and Makassar: ''Gandrang'' or ''Ga ...
'' of
Maritime Southeast Asia
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. The tempo of Joget music is fairly quick with the feeling of teasing and playing between the partners. The music emphasizes duple- and triple-beat division, both in alternation and simultaneously, and sung in the northeast Malaysia style.
One of the most popular type of Joget is called "Joget Lambak" and usually performed by a large crowd together in social functions.
In Indonesia, the term 'joget' is usually applied to any form of popular street dance, such as that to
dangdut
Dangdut () is a genre of Indonesian folk music that is partly derived and fused from Hindustani, Arabic and to lesser extent, Malay and local folk music. Dangdut is a most popular musical genre in Indonesia and a very popular in other Malay wor ...
music
Joget an open source workflow software built in Malaysia, is named after this dance.
Sri Lankan Kaffiringna music style and Joget has some related melodic variations,both styles are having a Portuguese influence ,
Sri Lankan musicologist Ruwin Dias from the university of performing arts has done a research about the similarities in Kaffiringna and Joget .
References
Malay dances
Malay culture
Malaysian culture
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