Title
A poster advertising the latest song releases from the Malay film and music industry titled Record2 Melayu Bahru
Year/Period
Mid-1950s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 38.8 x 26.9 cm
Accession No.
2025-01025
Collection of
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 Rokiah and S.M Salim 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 include Dendang Asmara sung by Rokiah and Pa’ Hitam sung by R. Azmi.