When considering of music awards, you are in all probability probably to conjure pictures of well-known singers, musicians, and producers dressed to the nines waltzing up on stage to gather shiny trophies. In between, there will be a slew of high-energy performances to spice the night up. All very grand, very glamorous.
Nothing you’d usually affiliate with a human sources company run by the federal government.
Apart from the truth that such an company simply picked up a global music award.
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Simply this week, the Malaysian Social Safety Group (PERKESO) nabbed a win on the Worldwide Media Pageant for Prevention (IMFP), which was held and concluded in Toronto, Canada.
The competition – which is held yearly – highlights and celebrates multimedia productions relating to work security and well being, that includes movies, artwork, and music from all around the world.
For these unaware of the existence of such a contest (which might hardly be shocking contemplating its obscure focus), you’ll be able to take a look at the competition and all of its entries right here.
This 12 months, PERKESO determined to enter the competition with their music titled Sifar (zero), a collaboration between the company and composers Asfan Shah, Woman D, Tripdisz, and Kmy Kmo.
Watch the music video for Sifar beneath:
The music was created to focus on the Imaginative and prescient Zero idea, which was created and promoted by the Worldwide Social Safety Affiliation (ISSA) as a approach to scale back work-related accidents and foster caring attitudes amongst workers.
“When in comparison with different entries, the power of the music Sifar may be present in its lyrics, which mix parts of security, well being, and caring within the office. Additionally, the idea of the music is sort of modern, which inserts in properly with the youthful technology,” mentioned Azlan Darus, the top of PERKESO’s Prevention, Medical, and Rehabilitation division.
A cool win.
To the group’s delight, the music did higher than anticipated and ended up beating 288 different worldwide entries to attain the win within the competition’s “Music Is Key” class.
In a Fb publish by Tripdisz, the PERKESO staff may very well be seen cheering animatedly by way of a video name as they acquired the information of their entry’s win.
Afran Shah, who was concerned within the music’s writing and efficiency admitted to the problem of making an attempt to craft a tune that will be modern whereas nonetheless incorporating the themes and beliefs of office security and care.
“I am extraordinarily excited as a result of it is the primary time I’ve created a music for a authorities company, with the intention of making consciousness. The selection of phrases that will be appropriate and be simply understood was important,” he mentioned.
“The inspiration for the music written with Woman D and Kmy got here from the movie Warkah which was created by PERKESO in 2019, and including rap parts to it gave it an edge which resulted within the win.”
Extremely, this is not even the primary time that PERKESO has struck gold on the identical competition.
“It is our third time coming into, and our second win in a special class after we gained in 2014 in Germany, and likewise after we scored a third-place end in 2011 in Turkey,” Darus mentioned.
After all, the profitable music will not be remembered as only a profitable entry, however may also be utilized in PERKESO’s future packages as a instrument to tell and educate the general public on social safety and employee security.
A hearty congratulations to PERKESO and the creators of Sifar on the win!
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