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Welcome to our Youtube Channel!
This is our first episode of
Album Documentary : Malay New Order
where
we will share with you guys about our upcoming album
 
shortly brief about the history of Sang Rawi
Rawi started on 2014
during that time, I was not in the band
because I'm still with my former band called Indraloka.
On 2014, Rawi only have 4 members
which is Suffian, Ijam, Yus and myself.
So our journey is quite long since 2014
It's all started when
Rawi used to play a Nusantara and Folklore songs
which at that time, it's more to acoustic
and now Rawi more to an electric instruments.
Because we wanted to be more modern than before.
So from the acoustic concept of Rawi itself,
I've already joined as a new member on 2015/2016.
Back to the topic, Idea & Concept of Malay New Order
From the Nusantara & Folklore itself
we found
the journey & our identity in the Malay New Order.
And it's all started from a song called Joget Lanun
which, it brings us the Malay Joget vibes.
I still remember when we wrote that song,
It's feel like we are on a ship,
dancing like a pirate and that is how Joget Lanun came.
From that moment, we also find the concept
of Rawi as a Lanun
and
the new concept of Malay songs.
So, If we quote
Allahyarham Tan Sri P.Ramlee's proverb
He said;
"...songs like the Joget, combo orchestra
traditional songs, like Ghazal or Dondang Sayang
were never promoted nor exhibited.
If they not encouraged
they'll be totally forgotten in 10 - 20 years time,
and western music will represent and be touted as our music."
That's right.
From our first Live EP
that was recorded on November 2018,
it's started us to be more serious.
During Rainforest World Music Festival (Big Tent) & Rainforest Fringe Festival,
it was the first time we played on a big stage but
during that moment, we still do not know yet
our band's identity or getting an idea of the  Malay New Order.
But for the identity of Rawi's character as a pirates has been already developed.
So from the song of Joget Lanun,
we've been inspired a lot and became Malay New Order.
Actually, the concept came
when we keep on experimenting a Malay songs
and blending it suitable with the modern era.
The reason why we want our Malay music to be inline
with the new era is
merely referring back to P.Ramlee's words
which is without such efforts within 20 years to come, the Malay music will vanished.
Maybe for now we know the existence of this music, but what about our future generation?
That's right.
Maybe our songs does not specifically same with the original Malay composition
but we want to explore
and experiment
the traditional Malay music in another level.
For example, in the composition of our song which is
Senandung Kaseh. It has Keroncong and Asli
which we tried to blend it
and create a new composition.
We want the new generation
expose to the melody of Malay heritage
in our concept of Malay New Order.
That is our main target.
In short, we do not want the Malay music considered as an old school music by the youngsters.
No. We want them to know and explore
our own heritage music.
And for our target audiences
for Malay New Order is more to the youngsters
but also the elderly.
So, for this album documentary of Sang Rawi
we also going to collaborate with the local artist from Sarawak
such as Asyraf Hardy, Guccimith, Alunan Keroncong,
Borneo Braxx, Adi Dollet, and Fiq Willie.
There will be a 6 collaborations of our new song
in this album documentary
and all of them are not in the same genre with us, that makes this live session special.
After this, we are going to release our first live session
with Asyraf Hardy with a song called Malay New Order.
Don't forget!
See you in another episode
where we will talk about our Mission & Vision
of Malay New Order.
See you soon and don't forget to like, subscribe and comment
at our Youtube Channel : SANG RAWI
 
 
 
