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Wani Ardy

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In thisMalay name,there is nosurname or family name.The nameAbdul Rahimis apatronymic,and the person should be referred to by theirgiven name,Nur Syazwani.
Wani Ardy
Birth nameNur Syazwani binti Abdul Rahim
Born(1984-10-25)25 October 1984(age 39)
Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
GenresTrip hop,lyrical poetry,acoustic music
Occupation(s)Creative writer, poet, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, peking
Years active2006-present
LabelsIndependent

Wani Ardy(bornNur Syazwani Abd Rahim;25 October 1984) is aMalaysiancreativewriter,poet,andsinger-songwriter.She identifies her music astrip hop,lyrical poetry,andacoustic music.[1][2][3][4]

Background

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Wani was born as Nur Syazwani binti Abdul Rahim inKuala Lumpurand raised inSubang Jaya.She did not grow up in an artistic or musical environment. Her father came from a religiousJohoreanfamily while herSingaporeanmother was very strict about her education. Though her father was a multi-instrumentalist during his time inMalaya Universityand her mother was an English teacher, their occupations changed as soon as they had children.

Unlike her siblings and cousins, Wani did rather poorly in school, describing herself as "a slow learner" and "a foolishly stubborn child who will not study what she did not like". Her mother finally allowed her to choose her own path after she passed herMalaysian Certificate of Educationexams with mediocre results (she only excelled inEnglish Literatureand History).

Wani was the first in her large conventional family to pursue arts and literature. In an effort to better appreciate herJavaneseancestry fromSalatiga,she began to use the name Guritno Purwakanti as her pseudonym.

Education and career

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Upon finishing her undergraduate degree inperforming artsand screen arts with first-class honours, Wani subsequently functioned as a scriptwriter atRed Communications.Working alongside host-writer-actress Rafidah Abdullah,[5]she wrote scripts for a few episodes ofGol & Gincu The Series,Goda,and the kids programNumber Squad.She did captioning for a few episodes of3R,[6]Sadiq & Co.,[7]Breeze Padang Pintar,[8]as well as subtitling for the filmKAMI The MovieunderRedfilms.She then became a lecturer atKuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College,teachingfilm studiesandbasic English language.Later she moved on toUniversiti Teknologi MARA,teachingscriptwriting,fiction writing,poetry,andlyrics.

Wani completed her postgraduate degree in creative writing atMacquarie University.

Music and literature

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Wani started writing short stories at the age of seven, penning poems,lyrics,andmelodyat the age of 16. She has been performing her original songs since 2002, both individually and in groups within South East Asia.

While citingKT Tunstall,Sia,Portishead,The Swell Season,andPadias her inspirations, Wani singled outCat Stevensas her personal idol.

Her earliest musical companion was Shukor Fuad,[9]with whom she had a band named Boneca. Their single "Cela" (sung by vocalist Nazila Abu Zaidi, written and composed by Wani) grew quite popular and was aired by various local radio stations without their consent. Today hersessionistis her band WIDYA, which was formerly known as Wani Ardy & The Guitar Polygamy. They have represented Malaysia at various festivals in Singapore, Indonesia, and Australia.

Her songs were briefly featured in the drama seriesBlogger Boyand the reality dramaGadis Semasa Sunsilk.[10]

In 2011, Wani's song "Hujan" was selected to be played throughout the month of May onDandelion Radio,an internet radio station founded in June 2006 with the aim of pursuing the musical legacy of the popular and influentialBBC Radio 1disc jockeyJohn Peel.The station takes its name from the British record labelDandelion Records,founded and run by Peel between 1969 and 1972.

At the end of the same year, Wani wrote and composed a couple of songs for a musical staged at theKuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center.Produced by Dato' Faridah Merican and directed byJoe Hasham,Malaysian Girls[11]was dubbed "the year's most glamorous musical" and received positive feedback from media, critics and theatergoers in general. Her songs "What Is This Feeling" and "Now You See Me, Now You See Me More" were recorded and compiled in the soundtrack album. She wrote forTeater Muzikal Tan Sri Arshad Ayub(2013) andOperaPuteri Saadong(2015) as well.

Wani also teaches creative writing through a series of poetry workshop called Pondok Puisi with Fazleena Hishamuddin, and organises a book and art market called Pasar Boco. She is theeditor-in-chiefofCQ Magazine,[12]Malaysia's online bilingual creative writing magazine, which has been downloaded by readers from all over the world.

After joining a group of women writers for an anthology in 2009, Wani released her own collection of poems and prose;Langit Vanillain 2011.Abdul Ghafar Ibrahim,winner of the 2005Southeast Asian Writers Award,described her writings as "honest, vertically heavy, effective, energetic, synergetic, authentic, unpretentious and filled with strong messages." She continues to publish her writings throughEksotikataandMesin Cahaya Masa(2014),Melompat Keluar Dari Mimpi(2015),Untuk Yang Telah Pergi(2016),IKHLAS(2017),Hujan Bakawali di Rumah Tuhanas well asTukang Puisi(2018).

Personal life

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Admitting that her guitar and vocal skills are "extremely basic" while saying that writing is something that she "cannot escape from", Wani names being a storyteller as her top priority. She outlines music as "my escapism, my therapy."[citation needed]

In 2010, she decided to don the headscarf on stage, which led to criticism and speculation, mainly comparing her toYuna.When approached byEsquireMalaysia[13]about this, Wani replied, "I really can't afford to spend my time satisfying people who have already decided to stereotype me. All I can do is pray and hope that they would see what's in my head rather than what's on my head."[citation needed]

Wani was diagnosed withRokitansky syndromeat the age of 18; this is acongenital disorderthat happens to one in every 4,500 to 5,000 women.[14]

Discography

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  • Senikatawati,EP (2008)
  • Meanwhile,EP (2010)
  • Langit Vanilla / Sekarang Aku Tahu,single album (2012)

Appearances

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  • Tiga Venus,compilation (2009), artists:Ana Raffali,Fynn Jamal, Wani Ardy
  • Mighty Melody: Malaysia Indie Scene,compilation (2011), artists: Yuna,Liyana Fizi,Wani Ardy, Ferns, Furniture, Love/Comes, The Hollows,Couple,Nicestupidplayground,Khottal, Romancesa, The Sofa Sessions, The Drives, Crashin' Butterfliez, Poppy, The Fridays

Publications

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  • Perempuan Simpanan(women writers anthology), Sindiket Soljah, 2009
  • Langit Vanilla(collection of prose and poems), Sang Freud Press, 2011
  • Eksotikata Musim Dua(anthology), Eksotikata, 2014
  • Mesin Cahaya Masa(collection of prose and poems), Sang Freud Press, 2014
  • Melompat Keluar Dari Mimpi(anthology), KataPilar Books, 2015
  • Untuk Yang Telah Pergi(anthology), Rumah Ripta, 2016
  • IKHLAS(illustrated memoir of conversations), Rumah Ripta, 2017
  • Hujan Bakawali di Rumah Tuhan(anthology), Rumah Ripta, 2018
  • Tukang Puisi(anthology), Katapilar Books, 2018

References

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  1. ^Jason (15 July 2009)."Rock N Roll Kot?".Junk.
  2. ^Kwan, Brian (April 2009)."Backstage with... Wani Ardy".Time Out Kuala Lumpur.
  3. ^Yap, Adrian (30 October 2009)."Labour of love".The Star.
  4. ^Yap, Adrian (January 2010)."The lone gunmen".Time Out Kuala Lumpur.
  5. ^Rafidah Abdullah
  6. ^3R
  7. ^Sadiq & Co.
  8. ^Breeze Padang Pintar
  9. ^Shukor Fuad
  10. ^Gadis Semasa Sunsilk
  11. ^Malaysian Girls
  12. ^CQ Magazine
  13. ^EsquireMalaysia
  14. ^Wani Ardy: "You think you choose love but to me, love chooses you.(27 June 2011). Esquire Malaysia.
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