Rizuan Zalani, atau lebih dikenali dengan nama samarannya, Wan Abg, dari kumpulan Keris, baru-baru ini menerima anugerah individu, 'Paluan Terbaik' di Mega Perdana 2008 Peringkat Akhir. Kejayaan beliau boleh dikatakan 'overdue' kerana arena dikir mengambil masa yang agak lama untuk menyesuaikan diri dengan cara permainannya yang agak liberal. DNN terserempak petikan makalah bulanan Home Team NS mengenainya bibliografinya. Jom, mari kita baca sekilas latar belakangnya.... 
Teenagers usually do not know what to do with their lives. CPL (NS) Riduan Zalani knew exactly in which direction he was headed. He wanted to become a top-class percussionist. Today, seven years later, the 23-year-old plays 20 different types of drums and is rated as Singapore's best traditional drummer in the world music circuit.Life has turned around wonderfully well for him. In 2000, he was at a loss for a while when his parents divorced. But, rather than be depressed by the event, he used his natural talent to support his factory-worker mother, who had to raise five children on her own. "I know how low and high life can be," he said. "Music has helped me become sensible and taught me to appreciate the little things in life."
Initially, he contributed to the family kitty by performing and running Malay percussion workshops in schools. Then, as his fame spread, he began to fly Singapore's flag high at international music festivals. He has performed at the flagship Womad festival in Reading, England, with star drummers such as Billy Cobham and Trilok Gurtu. And the beat of his drums introduced Singapore to the world during the opening of the International Olympic Commitee meeting here in 2006.
In August, his new band, Sonofa won MTV's Cutting Edge award, given to the most innovative band. "I have become a role model to many young musicians," he said proudly. "They began to ask themselves, 'If he can do it, why can't I'."
Though he plays instruments from the Middle Wast, India, China, Thailand, Brazil, Cuba and other countries and has experimented with rock and jazz, his heart has never wandered far from home. "I always go back to playing tradional instruments like the gamelan and kompang," he said. "However fai I go, I never want to forget where I came from. I want to be able to relate my music to my roots."
He broke his mother's heart when he quit studies to pursue a world music diploma at the Lasalle SIA College of the Arts. Now that he has reached the heights young men his age rarely reach, she must be one proud lady. - Petikan makalah Home Team NS, edisi Nov/Dec 2008 (hal 22)