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01. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Kesun yian Jiwa (Silence of the Soul)
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02. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Untuk Bungamu (For Your Flower)
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03. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Harapan Hampa (Empty Hope)
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04. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Ratapan Anak Tiri (Lament of a Step Child)
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05. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Djangan Menggoda (Don't Tease)
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06. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Hilang Tak Berkesan (Gone With No Trace)
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07. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Pantun Nasehat (Words of Wisdom)
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08. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Renungkanlah (Think About It)
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09. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Peristiwa Lama (Past Incidence)
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10. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Tudjuan Bersama (Common Goal)
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11. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Djangan Mengharap (Don't Hold Out Hope)
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12. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Pesta Tjahaja (Festival of Light)
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13. M. Mashabi And His Kelana Ria Orchestra - Seloka Gembira (Joyful Poem)
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ARTIST
MASHABI AND HIS KELANA RIA ORCHESTRA, M.
TITLE
Kafilah Nights: Malay-Arabic Variations From 1960s Indonesia
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
ELEVATION RECORDS
CATALOG #
ELE 035CD
ELE 035CD
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
7/26/2024
Robert Johnson
of Indonesia's
Orkes Melayu
music finally comes out from the shadows. Between 1961 and 1964,
Kelana Ria
recorded 48 songs that were spread over four records,
Kafilah
,
Yam El Shamah
,
Ya Mahmud
, and
Ya Hamidah
, which became the primary sources for this compilation. In the early 1960s, two of the best talents in the Indonesian music scene, songwriter and band leader
Adi Karso
and Gambus musician
Munif Bahasuan
teamed up to form Orkes Melayu (Malay Orchestra) Kelana Ria. These four recordings changed the trajectory of Indonesian popular music. "Renungkanlah" has been covered by many countless other musicians in Indonesia and Malaysia and it has become a hit many times over. The song has become a go-to song in karaoke bars in the region, with fans oblivious to who actually wrote this song or who performed it the first time. Or take the song "Ratapan Anak Tiri" ("Lament of a Stepchild"), a song that has traversed national boundaries and has become a universal sad song in the Malay world, turning into a shorthand for melancholia that permeates this archipelago of nations. Another stunner is the melancholia-laden "Kesunyian Jiwa" ("Silence of the Soul"), an operatic tune so majestic that it could open any black and white
Kurosawa
film from the late 1940s. The songs and the soulful vocal performance belong to
Muhamad Mashabi
, who despite the popularity of the songs he created is now largely forgotten, whose history was kept alive only in the neighborhood where he grew up in Central Jakarta. With only a short musical career and only nine recorded songs from almost 40 compositions, Mashabi fell by the wayside in the early 1970s, especially with the rise of pop and rock from bands like
Koes Plus
,
Panbers
, and
God Bless
. Yet his songs, inspired by Malay traditional songs but performed in the modern studio setting, lay the foundations for what would become the biggest musical genre in the country, dangdut, especially the kind that was popularized by the self-styled king of the genre,
Rhoma Irama
.
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