A Kelantanese group vocal and percussion performance tradition in which two competing teams of performers sit facing each other, chanting improvised verses in call-and-response format accompanied by frame drums and cymbals, dikir barat has evolved from a village entertainment form into a competitive performance art with national championships. It combines verbal wit, musical precision, and coordinated physical gesture in a form uniquely expressive of Malay east coast culture.
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