Dikir Barat
The word ‘dikir’ is a product of the combination of two arts that are ‘dikir’ (loosely translated as ‘song’) and ‘pantun’ (‘quatrain’), or ‘dikir’ and ‘karut’ (loosely translated as ‘story’). The word ‘karut’ is from the terminology ‘to tell stories in the form of quatrain or poem’. Thus, the names Dikir Barat, Dikir Karut, Dikir Pantun and Dikir Syair have the same meaning. Dikir Barat is a unique musical art form which involves the combination of singing, poetry reciting, synchronised dancing, and of course, music. This arts form has been listed as a National Heritage in the year 2009
#song
#quatrain
#story
#harvest
#wedding
Malaysia
