To commemorate the golden jubilee as a city, the Culture, Arts, Tourism and Sports Department of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has composed a song for Kuala Lumpur. The composition by the department’s Music Unit is titled Kuala Lumpur Untuk Semua (Kuala Lumpur for All) and features three verses and two choruses. It refers to the 2040 vision themed “Kuala Lumpur Bandar Untuk Semua” (Kuala Lumpur – a city for all) and also to DBKL’s efforts to develop Kuala Lumpur into a sustainable, resilient and prosperous city for its 8.2 million population. Music Unit head Dr Isabella Pek said the song marked a milestone for Kuala Lumpur as a city. “In a way, we shouldn’t have only one song to represent 50 years of Kuala Lumpur as a city.
