Ahmad Nawab: A Dominant Force in Malaysia's World of Music
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PENANG-BORN AHMAD NAWAB was a towering figure in Malaysian music. Born on 6 April 1933, Ahmad was the first child…
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Negaraku: The Sonic Totem of the Nusantara (Part Two)
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THE ATMOSPHERE WAS abuzz as the resonant “Merdeka” call rang in the newly built Stadium Merdeka. It was 1957. Malaya, the newly independent nation, needed not o...
Negaraku: The Sonic Totem of the Nusantara (Part 1)
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MOST INTERESTINGLY, historical scholarship surrounding the making of the national anthem was brought about by a chain of interconnected events that led to a pro...