Two Classic Eid el-Fithr Songs

Indonesian music lovers should be proud because they have two classic songs about Lebaran which almost became national anthem. Those two songs are Hari Lebaran (The Day of Eid el-Fithr) composed by Ismail Marzuki (published by IRAMA) and Selamat Hari Lebaran (Happy Eid el-Fithr) which was popularized by singer Oslan Hussein. Malaysia who has similarity with Indonesia in culture, tradition and religion, has also songs to celebrate Eid el-Fithr season as compiled in album entitled Ragam Hari Raya (BMG record, 1992).

Those two songs Hari Lebaran and Selamat Hari Lebaran have it’s similarity and it’s differences. Ismail Marzuki version has caricatural lyric on Lebaran celebration, meanwhile Oslan Hussein version has descriptive lyric on Lebaran celebration. Both songs were closed to pop-Latin-cha-cha-cha genre, with faster tempo for Oslan Hussein version than Ismail Marzuki version. We hope that some day there will be a major label industry who republishes these two songs in such compilation album for Lebaran season. *

The Honesty of Utha Likumahua

Indonesian singer Utha Likumahuwa in his interview with Sonora radio station on August 2008 said that before he sing progressive pop (the Indonesians called it creative pop), he ever released two albums which were not popular. So far Utha has released 9 albums, such as Aku Pasti Datang (Jackson record, 1985) which is noticed by Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine as one of 150 Best Indonesian Album All The Time.

Utha’s name got it’s popularity when he released a single song Tersiksa Lagi from album Nada dan Irama (Granada record). In the first not popular album, one song is Hati yang Terluka which later interpretated by singer Iis Sugianto. Iis herself ever released a pop progressive album with Fariz Rustam Munaf in album entitled Selangkah ke Seberang (Pramaqua, 1979). But Iis failed to get her popularity thru this song, and become very succesful then in poor pop albums like Obbie Mesakhist’ songs such as Hati yang Terluka.  It’s funny but true. *

The Rare Best of Idris Sardi

Lats week, a strange person called me thru my personal handphone. Speaking English, he asked me if  Mr. Idris Sardi is still live and where to contact him.  My answer is, I suggest him to put his comment in this blog and let the readers help him to find Mr. Idris Sardi contact. And this post copy and paste that comment. Can you help him? *

Penulis : Patrick (IP: 218.186.12.228 , cm228.omega12.maxonline.com.sg)
E-mail : patrick@acousticluminaire.com

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Komentar:

Hi could anyone tell me how may I locate and make contact with Bak Idris Sardi. I am producing a new CD releases in Singapore and would like to feature some of his works on the new album.

Thank you.

I may be reached at Cell Phone +65 81380646 or patrick@acousticluminaire.com