The creation of Malaysia was the amalgamation of the Federation of Malaya ( now West Malaysia ) , Singapore and the crown colony/British protectorates of North Borneo and Sarawak ( collectively known as British Borneo , now East Malaysia ) in September 1963 .

The musical backing included Cause_to_be_included an amalgamation of sounds from different traditional musical instruments , including strings and percussion that are synonymous with Malaysia 's multiracial culture – Rebana , Er-hu , Sitar and Sapeh .

The festival Social_event is an amalgamation of Music , Entertainment , Food and Shopping Commerce_buy , and was ranked Placing by CNN in 2009 as one of the Top 10 Festivals in world .