Music of Brunei Music of Brunei Brunei is a southeast Asian country located on Borneo between the states of Sabah and Sarawak which are part of Malaysia. There is a wide array of native folk music, and dance. Brunei shares some Cultural perspectives and links with the countries of South East Asia such as Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines. The strong Islamic influence means that dance performances and music are somewhat restricted. Adai-adai is a group work song sung by fisherpeople while they fished. Another folk dance is the Benari, or Joget Baju Putih, performed during numerous festivals. It is usually performed by
Indonesia–New Zealand relations Federation of Malaysia as a means of perpetuating British imperialism in Southeast Asia. Sukarno was also sympathetic to the Brunei People's Party's failed revolt in Brunei and was buoyed by the success of Indonesia's "confrontation" policy against Dutch New Guinea and the Philippines reviving its territorial claim to the Malaysian state of Sabah. Throughout the Indonesian-Malaysian Confrontation, Indonesia waged an undeclared border war against Malaysia and sent armed parties on cross-border operations into the East Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, which bordered Indonesia's Kalimantan provinces. In September 1964, Indonesian extended its infiltration operations to peninsular Malaysia. New Zealand agreed