Daud Bukit Abal Meninggal Dunia

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Kelantan kehilangan Tokoh Seni Allahyarham Daud B.Che Man ( “Daud Bukit Abal” ) Beliau adalah satu-satunya orang lama dalam seni Dikir barat di kelantan sebelum ini. Seangkatan bersama beliau ialah Allahyarham Salleh Jambu/Mat Yeh/Seman Wau Bule dan beberapa lagi.

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Biodata : Daud Bukit Abal di: http://perakan.org.my/v2/?p=1330

Petikan : sinarharian kelantan

SELISING – Sebut sahaja nama Daud Bukit Abal atau nama sebenarnya Mat Daud Che Mat, 71, peminat seni dikir barat pasti mengenali beliau yang dianggap sebagai seorang tokoh kesenian di negeri ini.

Kehilangan beliau bagaikan satu kehilangan yang besar, lebih-lebih lagi kepada penggiat seni dikir barat di negeri ini, apabila Daud Bukit Abal menghembuskan nafas terakhirnya di Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II kira-kira jam 11.30 pagi semalam.

Isterinya, Zarinah Noor, 58, berkata, pemergian suami tercinta sangat mengejutkan dia dan seluruh ahli keluarga kerana beberapa hari sebelum itu, Daud Bukit Abal hanya mengalami demam panas sahaja.

“Saya sampai sekarang masih terkejut dan tidak menyangka demam panas yang dialami oleh arwah boleh membawa maut, bagaimanapun kami sekeluarga tetap redha dengan ketentuan Ilahi,” katanya kepada Sinar Harian ketika ditemui di rumahnya di Kampung Banggol Jenereh, di sini, semalam.

Arwah Daud Bukit Abal meninggalkan tiga anak bersama bekas isteri pertama, dan enam anak dengan isteri keduanya, Zarinah, serta 14 cucu.

Jenazahnya dikebumikan selepas Isyak di Tanah Perkuburan Kampung Banggol Pak Esah.

Sementara itu sahabat arwah, Syed Kamal Syed Alwi, 56, atau lebih dikenali sebagai Pok Ku Kamal iaitu seorang tukang karut berkata, dia dan rakan-rakan yang lain sangat merasai dengan kehilangan tersebut.

“Arwah sudah lebih 50 tahun memperjuangkan seni dikir barat, dan boleh dikatakan ramai bakat-bakat baru yang ada sekarang ini adalah bekas anak didiknya.

“Kalau diingatkan kembali zaman muda-muda dahulu, Daud Bukit Abal sanggup mengorbankan apa sahaja, asalkan dapat memberikan yang terbaik kepada kami terutamanya anak-anak murid pada masa itu,” katanya.

Menurutnya, arwah sukar untuk dicari ganti kerana bakat yang ada serta kesungguhan beliau dalam seni suara dikir barat ini.

Tribute untuk Allahyarham Abe Daud

For close to half a decade, the name of Daud Bukit Abal (Mat Daud Che Mat) was synonymous with the Dikir Barat tradition of his native state of Kelantan.

Born in the Pasir Putih district of Kelantan, his interest in Dikir began in light hearted fashion, imitating famous Dikir masters of his time. His deep and melodious voice however made him an increasingly popular singer, and he eventually emerged as a leading Tok Jogho.

Since 1961, when he made his debut, through the 1970's and 1980's, and till he was declared and granted the title Master of the Dikir Barat by his contemporaries in 2006, he ensured the ascendency of the Dikir tradition in Kelantan. As other traditional art forms in Kelantan were proscribed by the PAS led state government, Daud Bukit Abal further widened the platform of Dikir to embrace musicians and artists from these other 'outlawed' traditions.

In 2005, when there were suggestions that Dikir Barat, too, be proscribed and brought within the 'reins of control', he, along with other renowned Dikir performers, put up a formidable protest which led to state authorities rescinding their decision.

Along with the other renowned Tok Jogho, the late Salleh Jambu and the legendary Tukang Karut, Seman Wau Bulan (composer of the legendary Dikir song, Wau Bulan), Daud Bukit Abal ensured the expansion of the Dikir Barat by experimenting with style and new mediums of performance. Still, it was always the deep grain of his voice which left audiences "entranced."

He remained active, performing, teaching and ensuring the transmission of Dikir to a younger generation of performers till his passing on 17.09.2011, so that every contemporary performer of Dikir can trace his lineage to Daud Bukit Abal whom they, and the vast Dikir audience in Kelantan and elsewhere, still embrace, with the deepest veneration, as 'The Godfather of Dikir Barat.' - Eddin Khoo (Pusaka)

Video by Indrani Kopal