TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Ghazal music

Ghazal is a traditional art Johore Malay popular adult ini.Pada the beginning, the art of ghazal music is referred to as meaning singing and qamat low beriuh said to have originated from Arabia.

At the end of the 19th century, when the state of Johor establish a close relationship with the government of Riau, a few people from Johor aristocracy frequently traveled to Riau. They often entertained with games ghazal.Some of them had to learn this art and to introduce this art in the palace of the Sultan of Johor was in claypot Bay, Singapore. In the Gulf Palace claypot, arts ghazal music has been getting attention from the sultan, dignitaries and other states of the palace. Therefore, the development of the ghazal to the masses to be quick and fast. When the Johor administration moved from the Bay to Tanjung Puteri claypot, this art was developed more rapidly in mainland Johor.

Art developments in Johor ghazal music often associated with the name of Mayor herald Foreign Allhayarham, Mohd. Bin Salleh War. When opening new areas in Johor, Datuk herald was also introduced ghazal art played in the homes of princes, and also in the days of the late Mayor tertentu.Selain crowd herald Outside, many more speakers palace contribute towards the introduction of music arts Here you are. Among these are Ungku Ahmad Bin Mohd. Khalid (Ungku Chik), Ungku Mohammed Bin Mohd. Khalid Bin Ungku Sulaimen David, Ungku Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Majid and Mr. Able.

In the midst of the current development of the art of ghazal music in Johor at that time came the Haji Musa bin Yusof or better known by Pak Lomak. Pak Lomak is the grandson of Mayor Foreign herald. As a child born in the midst of family love the art of ghazal, sir Lomak can not separate himself from this art. She learned the art of ghazal music is deeply once. A historical review of the development of the art of ghazal music in Johor from the date of its development from its original place in Arabia to the time of Sir Lomak, the development of musical art has gone through a browser rather long and takes a long time.

Ghazal music equipment initially consist of Box Harmonium, Violin, lyre and Tabla or Do (Drums). Then these devices coupled with some kind of appropriate instruments such as guitar, kecepi Japan, Keroncong and Marrakech. Once it is mixed with other musical instruments such as ukeleli etc. but since excessively noisy and disruptive and can eliminate glare and gentle Malay songs then canceled the tools. Only the tools described below are only in use as a music Ghazal Johor Malay traditional namely: -

• Harmonium, a traditional musical instrument of Indian origin is important for Ghazal Johor Malays.
• A set of tools tabela (tabla) which is a musical instrument that originated in India. Small and large named Din named Bam.
• Lyre musical instrument that originated in the Middle East is a stringed musical instrument that should be in Ghazal Johor.
• Guitar an instrument that should be for the game Ghazal Johor Malays. This kind of stringed instrument as a melody or rhythm.
• Tambourine percussion music instrument keroncong needed replacing as tempo and rhythm instrument.
• Marrakech required a percussion instrument as a rhythm and tempo.
• Violin musical instrument is slightly smaller than the violin, but usually referred to by the Malay people mention violins alone. This kind of stringed instrument is one of the musical instruments in the game Ghazal Johor Malays.