Battle of wits for Tukang Karut in the Malay art form of Dikir Barat.
Dikir Battle was started by Rifaah Ridzwanulhakim bin Abdol Shukor. The vision came to life after months of negotiations and talks with the Singapore Malay Arts Festival team and Esplanade.
The inaugural event was done at Esplanade By the Bay Outdoor Theater on the 7th Aug 2016. Over 1500 people packed the Outdoor to witness the first ever Dikir Battle.
It was contested in the form of tag team, Tukang Karuts from 4 Dikir Barat groups were invited.
They were Ruslighani Iskandar (Dendang Mutiara), Shamsudin Isnin (Rajalaut), Djohan Abdul Rahman (Andika) and Nazri Zaini ( Durbar Dua).
