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Performance

BACKGROUND OF DIKIR BARAT

DIKIR BARAT IS A MUSICAL FORM, NATIVE TO THE MALAY PENINSULA, THAT INVOLVES SINGING IN GROUP-OFTEN IN A CEMPETITIVE SETTING. DIKIR BARAT MAY BE PERFORMED EITHER WITH PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT OR NO INSTRUMENTS AT ALL.

TODAY THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT ACTIVELY PROMOTES IT AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MALAYSIAN NATIONAL CULTURE. IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT’S EFFORT, SIGNIFICANTLY SEKOLAH MENENGAH SAINS KUBANG PASU ESTABLISHED ITS OWN ENGLISH DIKIR BARAT TEAM

"THE ENCHANTED" PROFILE

THE SEKOLAH MENENGAH SAINS KUBANG PASU DIKIR BARAT TROUPE IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "THE ENCHANTED". IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN MARCH 2014 PIONEERED BY THE PRINCIPAL OF SM SAINS KUBANG PASU TN. HJ ISMAIL BIN IBRAHIM, WITH THE AIM TO MOTIVATE ENGLISH LEARNING AND RAISE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY LEVEL AMONG SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THE 33 MEMBERS OF "THE ENCHANTED" ARE COMPRISED OF 13 GIRLS AND 20 BOYS, ALL OF WHOM ARE BETWEEN 14 AND 17 YEARS OLD. THE TEAM IS MANAGED BY PN. NOR SALIZA BT. MOHAMAD JUSOH.

"THE ENCHANTED" HOPES TO KEEP PERFORMING AND AT THE SAME TIME PROMOTING THE USE OF ENGLISH THROUGH OUR PROUD NATIONAL HERITAGE – DIKIR BARAT.

MISSION

TO PROMOTE MALAYSIAN CULTURE USING INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE AS A MEDIUM OF INTERACTION TO CONVEY KNOWLEDGE

VISION

TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO USE ENGLISH NOT ONLY DURING CLASS BUT IN DAILY ACTIVITIES THROUGH A FUN WAY BY SINGING DIKIR (INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE).

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FOR HARI ANUGERAH CEMERLANG 2014 (SCHOOL’S EXCELLENCE AWARD DAY) ON 20 APRIL 2014
  • KUBANG PASU ENGLISH FESTIVAL ON 22 MAY 2014
  • THE LAUNCHING OF KEDAH WAVE OF ENGLISH ON 24 JULY 2014