10,000 drums break record


The 2nd Oriental Drums Event World Harmony Drums By 10,000 Drummers at Stadium Batu Kawan. ( September 27, 2025 ) — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

BATU KAWAN: The reverberating beat of 10,000 drums at the Batu Kawan Stadium has earned Malaysia an Asean record for the largest simultaneous performance of Chinese, Malay and Indian resonant object drums.

The record-breaking feat saw a total of 11,520 students and teachers from 205 schools across 11 states perform in synchrony, creating a spectacle of rhythm rarely witnessed in the country.

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