R2 R Zubir Said's Legacy 8 Aug

Zubir Said: Traced Through Artefacts

Dari Rantau Ke Rumah Series

We all know Majulah Singapura. But Pak Zubir Said wrote other songs too — and they're in our galleries!

Join composer Julian Wong and curator Dr Hadi Osni for a conversation drawing on new insights from the research behind MHC's revamped galleries — with live music accompanying you along the way.

Expect things you didn't learn in school.

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Speaker

Composer, Arranger & Music Director

Julian Wong is the recipient of the NAC Young Artist Award 2023 and COMPASS Meritorious Award 2024. His works include Wild Rice's Don't Call Him Mr. Mari Kita: The Zubir Said Songbook (2021–2024) and Tunggu Sekejap: The P. Ramlee Suite (2025-2026), The Theatre Practice's The Nursery Rhymes Project (2016-current) and Metropolitan Festival Orchestra's Our Singapore Songbook (2024–2025). He serves on the Board of Nadi Singapura and Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.

Moderator

Curator, Malay Heritage Centre, NHB

Dr Hadi Osni is Assistant Curator at the Malay Heritage Centre, National Heritage Board. Trained as an architectural historian, he holds a PhD in Architecture from the National University of Singapore. His work focuses on Malay material culture, memory, diasporic narratives, and the built environment.