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 Chemat
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Datuk Mohd Baharim Mohd Sharip
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 Chemat
Mohd Baharim (right), 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
Mohd Baharim (in blue) leading a dondang sayang performance in a traditional house in Taman Mini Malaysia in Melaka in 2011. Photo: Filepic/The Star
In 2021, Mohd Baharim published a book 'Buku Pantun Warisan: Koleksi Datuk Mohd Baharin Mohd Sharip' containing over 80 poems. Photo: Handout
As a teenager, Mohd Baharin attended a show that featured Baba Kim Teck and Puan Chik Mohd Amin in Batu Berendam, Melaka and that’s when he truly caught the dondang sayang bug. Photo: Handout
In the 1980s, Mohd Baharim started making a name for himself in dondang sayang events and competitions in Melaka and other states. Photo: Handout
If he remains in good health and still has the energy, Mohd Baharim says he will still continue to perform dondang sayang – be it on the big stage or busking in downtown Melaka (as seen in this picture). Photo: Handout
On stage, Mohd Baharim remains a star when he delights audiences with spontaneous dondang sayang verses and poems. Photo: JKKN
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