

Ramlee: 25 Tahun Tanpamu (1973-1998)", a 1998 compilation album featuring various artists' take on selected songs once performed by P. ^^ More popularly known as "Lagenda 25", it was Ella's entry in "P. Follow this link to Youtube if you can't see anything.Īpart from Sheila Majid's original performance, I like the Malaysian Queen of Rock, Ella's rendition of the song as well. Ramlee, it became my all time favorite Malay song, even till this day. ^^ When I eventually found out that the song was about P. When I was still a kid, Sheila Majid's angelic performance for that song totally captivated me, even though I knew very little of the meaning of its lyrics back then. Ramlee, being a collection of some of his songs in new arrangement and performed by Sheila Majid, "Lagenda" itself was a new song. While that album itself was a tribute to P. "Lagenda" ( legend), written by Fauzi Marzuki and Habsah Hassan in 1990 was the titular song in Sheila Majid's fourth album. A true multi-talented artist he was, and a great one at that. Ramlee's deep, smoothing voice in many of the songs he composed himself. As I grew up and started listening to a wider range of music, I really enjoy listening to P. ^^ Even though he was long gone before I was born, watching, enjoying, rewatching, and still enjoying his monochrome movies was part of my childhood.
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Ramlee back in March last year when his 1960 movie "Ali Baba Bujang Lapok" was the entry for Sunday Movie Theater. Ramlee, who I consider to be the greatest artist of Malaysia. Ramlee films where he plays the villain, and is also notable for mocking the then legal status of cannabis and opium in Malaysia in one of the scenes.Today marks the 41 st anniversary of the passing of P. Loosely based on the story of Ali Baba from 1001 Arabian nights, Ali Baba Bujang Lapok is a comedy film that stars the trio of P.

Ramlee, it is notably one of the first Malaysian films that used the flashback element to tell a story. Like Penarek Becha, the distinction between social classes comes between two lovers - blood, tears and strife ensue. This is the film that saw the birth of the evergreen Malay song, 'Getaran Jiwa'. With some wit and luck, let's just say all's well ends well. The situation gets a little more complication when the Mayor is convinced by his actions, and brings him to the royal palace to help the king in a case of palace robbery. Ramlee) and his son who conspire to portray the former as a psychic to help out fellow villagers. It tells the love story of two lovers from different social classes - a man who pulls the trishaw and a girl from an upper class family.īased on a Malay folklore, the film tells the story of Pak Belalang (P. This film marked the directorial debut of P. It received the award for Best Musical Score at the 3rd Asian Film Festival in Hong Kong, and was screened at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival in 1957, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear. Ramlee starred in the titular role and composed for the film. Here, we remember the legend by looking back at 5 of his most memorable works:ĭirected by Phani Majumdar, Hang Tuah revolves around the legendary Admiral Hang Tuah of Malacca. Ramlee's legacy lives on decades after his premature passing at the age of 44. With more than 60 films (in which he wrote, acted, directed and composed for more than half of them) and 400 songs to his name, the well-loved and charismatic P. A multi-talented artiste, he was a singer-songwriter, composer, actor, director and producer whose career spanned the golden age of Malaysian film making from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Ramlee, born Teuku Zakaria Teuku Nyak Putih, is one of the most iconic names (if not the most iconic) in the Malaysian entertainment industry. Today marks what would have been his 88th birthday. Head to Google's Malaysian home page today and you'll be greeted a Doodle of a figure that will be familiar to most of us-the legendary P. Ramlee’s birthday on 22 March, we look back at some of his best work over the years In honour of the late Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr.
