Malaysian Sikh pipe band emerge champs at world championships

By Asia Samachar Team | SCOTLAND |

A Malaysian Sikh pipe band emerged category champion at the World Pipe Band Championship in Scotland.

The amazing feat at Glasglow capped months of diligent training and a single-minded push to display their very best at the pinnacle of competitive pipe band competition.

Sri Dasmesh Pipe Band were named champs of Grade 4B at the Worlds yesterday (17 Aug 2019). The band emerged tops for overall and drumming as well best parade.

This is the second time the Malaysian band took part in the world series organised by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association.

Up to 8,000 pipers and drummers from 195 bands converged at the Glasgow Green for the last two days (Aug 16-17).

The bands were from 13 countries: New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Eire, the US, Belgium, England, Spain, Malaysia, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Sri Dasmesh – named after the tenth Guru of the Sikhs and the only Malaysian pipe band at the event – was formed in 1986 by Sukdev Singh, a commercial pilot and a director of an international school by the same name, with his brother Harvinder Singh.

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