Sunday, September 21, 2014

Remembering Mak Minah ~ Diva of the Malaysian Rainforest

Minah Angong (14/9/1930 ~ 21/9/1999), better known as Mak Minah, greets the sea at 
Batu Ferringhi, Penang (photo: Rafique Rashid)
Minah, as she appears on the cover of Akar Umbi  Songs of the Dragon - an album released 
3 years after her untimely return to the spirit realms in September 1999 (photo: Antares)


Minah and her younger sister Indah in Kampung Pertak (photo: Antares)
Antares on Balinese flute at the Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak, 
August 1998 (photo: Wayne Tarman)
Nai Anak Lahai aka Mak Nai, bamboo percussionist and oldest woman in the village 
(photo: Antares)
Mak Minah & Antares with Dr Chandrabhanu after performance of 
"Birthplace Reclaimed" in January 1994 (photo by Rafique Rashid)
Mak Minah: celebrated Temuan ceremonial singer of the dragon clan 
(photo: Peter Lau)

LISTEN TO  AKAR UMBI ~ Songs of the Dragon HERE!
[First posted 5 May 2012]