The Tale of the Malay Traditional Attire Singer from Sungai Siput
It all began in the sleep of a 35-year-old man from Sungai Siput who had a rather strange dream. The story that unfolded in his dream deepened his passion for traditional Malay attire and promoting Malay heritage through the art of relaxing Malay music and songs. Continue reading to find out what happened.
If one did not have a deep interest, they would surely have ignored the dream. What was shared with us at orangperak.com is a dream story that truly caught the editor's attention. The story in his dream was about him being taken to an old Malay village. There, it was full of Malay people dressed in traditional attire, upholding and elevating Malay customs to the highest level in their daily lives.
While in the village, there was a white elephant walking, ridden by an old man. The white elephant was walking across a small stream towards the individual who was dreaming. When the white elephant reached him, the old man riding it dismounted to the ground.
The old man immediately introduced himself as Tok Putih and welcomed him. After introducing himself, Tok Putih invited the individual to climb onto his white elephant and took him for a tour around the village. They then departed from the meeting spot and headed down another path to circle the village area.
While touring the village on the back of the white elephant with Tok Putih, there were several beautiful princesses on the sidelines singing traditional Malay melodies. It was from this story that the idea and interest were sparked for him to turn the songs he heard in his dream into reality.
For the loyal readers of orangperak.com, the individual adopted the name Tok Putih as his stage name, inspired by his dream. He immediately went to a studio to record and realize the songs sung by the princesses in his dream. Now, Tok Putih has two songs titled Cahaya Warisan (2016) and Di Mana Diri Ku Lagi (2017). We should certainly breathe a sigh of relief that there are still individuals who love our customs and race, and fight for them through their passions.
