Pak Romli Mahmud is the last living awang batil performer

The legendary awang batil master Pak Romli Mahamud will perform over three nights at the Pesta Raya event at Esplanade-Theatres on the Bay in Singapore on May 19-21. Photo: Cheryl Hoffman

The northern Malaysian storytelling tradition of the awang batil is likely to die with Pak Romli Mahamud unless he finds a student.

The soft-spoken 68-year-old is resigned about the fact.