A poster advertising the latest song releases from the Malay film and music industry titled Piring2 Hitam Melayu jangka panjang yang paling bahru

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A poster advertising the latest song releases from the Malay film and music industry titled Piring2 Hitam Melayu jangka panjang yang paling bahru
Year/Period
Mid -1950s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: 39.0 x 26.5 cm
Accession No.
2025-01027
Credit Line
Gift from the family of Zubir Said

This is a poster that advertised a list of latest song releases from the Malay film and music industry from the mid-1950s from various recording companies such as His Master’s Voice (HMV) as well as Parlophone. This poster details P.Ramlee and Nona Asiah as some of the featured singers, providing an insight into the diversity and mushrooming Malay music and culture back then. Some of the songs featured in this poster includes Anakku Sazali, from the 1956 film of the same name, and a complete list of songs from P.Ramlee’s 1957 album, Rayuan Ramlee (Ramlee’s Serenade).