Madah & Melodi: Song Creation Masterclass by Zainal Ismail
Photo: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
📅 When
Sat 31 Oct 2026, 3:30pm
📍 Where
Esplanade Black Room
1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore 038981
💸 Price
Free
👶 Ages
6 and above.
🧭 Getting there
- 🚇 Esplanade MRT, Exit D — about 4 min walk
Walking times are estimates from the venue’s location.
Composer Zainal Ismail leads a free dikir barat songwriting masterclass in Malay — lyrical themes, melodies and song structure, at Esplanade.
Lyrical themes, melodies and the way a song is put together — that's the working material of this dikir barat song creation masterclass, led by composer and practitioner Zainal Ismail. It's an hour on how a dikir barat song gets built, run inside Esplanade's Black Room, and it costs nothing to sit in on.
The session runs Sat 31 Oct 2026, 3.30pm to 4.30pm, and is conducted in Malay. Presented by Norazam Hakub (Andika Kencana) and the Singapore Dikir Barat Federation in collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, it's open to anyone aged 6 and above. Esplanade Black Room is at 1 Esplanade Drive.
Details compiled by Onz from public listings — always confirm with the organiser before heading down.
