Kamarul Baihaqi, 6, is a wayang kulit prodigy

Kamarul Baihaqi posing proudly behind the screen with his puppets. Photos: The Star/Low Lay Phon

He's only six years old but Kamarul Baihaqi is a master of the shadows. The boy is already making his name as a tok dalang, a master puppeteer or storyteller in the grand tradition of Wayang Kulit Kelantan.

Kamarul Baihaqi recently performed his shadow puppetry at the launch of Shadows, a book about wayang kulit co-published by Kakiseni and MPH Publishing.