Product Description
Musika – Malaya’s Early Music Scene is the first compilation of the Malaya’s Early Musician reference volume, which caters to anyone who fancies Malaya’s music history from the 1900s to 1965.
Rediscover the groundbreaking artistes that had helped to shape the Malay musical heritage within the last century. Biographical pages of the artists in chronological order include musicians, composers, bandleaders and singers portraying their early lives and struggles throughout years
Table of Contents
Forward: Two Songwriters from Two Eras
Introduction
Prologue
Timeline
1500s-1890s
Brief History of Malay Syncretic Songs
1900-1930s
The Bangsawan Movements in the Early 20th Century
Origin of Bangsawan
Bangsawan Opera’s Activities
The influenced of Other Forms of Music through Grammaphone and Radio
1942-1945
British Surrendered-Syonanto
Music Scene Under Japanese Occupation
1945-1965
The British Returned
The Entertainment Hubs
Radio Singapura Radio Transmission in Singapore
Music for Film Industry
Wedding & Functions
Biodata
Kairo Dean
Aman Belon
Miss Tijah
Jahari Ibrahim
Zubir Said
Ahmad Patek
Yusof B
Osman Ahmad
Miss Julia
Pak Somad
Dahari Jarr
Ismail Mu Kassim
A. Rahman
Achmad C.B
Ahmad Jarr
Nordin Jalil
Rahmat Ali
Maroeti @ M.Yatim
Jasni Ahmad
Mulok
Ahmad Jaafar
Samsuri M.Said
Siput Sarawak
Kamsani Saat
Miss Rubiah
Saaban Saliman
Syed Noh Al Habshi
Zainal Soib Abbas
Momo Latiff
R. Azmi
Hamzah Dolmat
Omar Suwita
Ahmad Wan Yet
Wandly Yazid
Abdullah Sumardi
Rokiah Wanda
S. Omar Baghusir
Said Tenor
Lena Abdullah
Laila Sani
Rahim Hamid
Nona Asiah
P. Ramlee
Ali Ahmad
Wahid Satay
Salbiah Haron
Hassan Kassim
Ahmad C
Rosiah Chik
Ahmad Daud
Normadiah
Maria Menado
Mat Sentul
Syed Hamid
Abdullah Chik
Aziz Jaafar
Saloma
Ahmad Jais
Zainal Majid
Jamalia Shariff
Adnan Zain
Abbas Rahmat
R. Ismail
Kassim Masdor
M. Bakri
Rahimah Simen
Rosli Manan
Rahman Rahmat
Johari Salleh
Kartina Dahari
Normah Mum
Jamilah Samsuri
Fatimah Ahmad
Fatimah Huri
Julie Sudiro
Tony Castillo
Sureini Sani
Zainab Huri
Rafeah Buang
Musical Groups:
Panca Sitara
Chand Ni Rat Band
Orkes Aliran Muda
Indonesian Artist Involvement in the Music Scene in Malaya
Music Union of S’pore
Nostalgia of the Bygone Era
The Musical Groups Evolution
References
Indexes
Acknowledgements
