The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is an annual celebration initiated by UNESCO to encourage audiovisual archives to showcase their precious collections and holdings as part of an international effort to promote the value of audiovisual heritage.

In conjunction with this year’s theme “It’s your story – don’t lose it”, The National Archives of Malaysia “Arkib Negara” invited MACP to organize a national appreciation and awareness day to highlight the contribution of songwriters and composers to the nation.

MACP director, En. Johan Nawawi was invited to explain MACP’s role and shared the story of his journey through the music industry. This was followed by a briefing by YBhg En Azemi b Abdul Aziz, the Director General of Arkib Negara about the importance of taking urgent measures to preserve their stories. He also explained the correct way to preserve such records and emphasised that by conserving our heritage, our present and future generations will have access to the wealth of knowledge made available for the public. Participants comprising MACP members, university students and lecturers took the opportunity to ask the panel speakers their questions.

The ceremony ended with a special presentation of artefacts by MACP members, Dato’ M. Nasir, Ramlan Bin. Mohd Imam, Fauzi Marzuki, S. Atan, Johan Nawawi, S. Amin Shahab and Allahyarham Loloq, represented by his widow Hariah Yaacob. Later, food and beverage was served and the participants had a chance to take pictures with MACP members.