Datuk Mohd Baharim Mohd Sharip is a passionate, active exponent of dondang sayang who has dedicated his life to performing and promoting this traditional Malay art.
Datuk Mohd Baharim Mohd Sharip, a 78-year-old veteran dondang sayang champion from Melaka, received the Boh Cameronian Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 last month in Petaling Jaya. Photo: The Star/Shaari ChematKalau kita sama berjuang ...
Dondang sayang is a traditional Malay art form that is still practised in Melaka by four groups of people: the Malay, Baba Nyonya, Chetti and Melaka Portuguese communities. “I also have a Bintang Khidmat Terbudi , Bintang Cemerlang Melaka , and Darjah Pangkuan Seri Melaka . They are just titles. I don’t really spend much time thinking about them but I suppose they do mean that I have attained some sort of success in this field and I am proud of that. My main aim has always been to create a love for this heritage,” he said, feet firmly on the ground, with absolutely no airs about him.
“I must have followed in the footsteps of my parents and their parents. There was always dondang sayang at home but it wasn’t until I was about 12 when I attended a show that featured Baba Kim Teck and Puan Chik Mohd Amin in Batu Berendam that I truly caught the bug. I was so enthralled by the way they were able to respond to each other on stage in such a spontaneous manner ,” said Mohd Baharim.
“I had never done anything like that before and I was a little nervous at first,” he said, laughing. “But they assured me that it was going to be very easy and that we could keep re-recording until we got it right!” Sometime later, when he was on his deathbed, Pak Din told Mohd Baharim that he would have to carry on the legacy of his dondang sayang ensemble, Mawar Biru.
On stage, Mohd Baharim remains a star when he delights audiences with spontaneous dondang sayang verses and poems. Photo: JKKN But you can’t keep a good man down. And at the recent Boh Cameronian Arts Awards, Mohd Baharim was all smiles and brimming with hope as he accepted his award in person. Mohd Baharim , a veteran dondang sayang champion from Melaka, receiving the the Lifetime Achievement Award from Boh Plantations CEO Jason Foo at PJPAC on May 14. Photo: Kakiseni
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