Bugna Raya
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Chap Kuching
; NG-80
Record Label ; Catalogue Number
- OMH-928, OMH-929
Matrix Number(s)
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Miss Tijah
Performer(s)
- Malay
Language(s)
- 1939
Date Released
- 10 inch Shellac Disc
Format
- 78 rpm
Speed
- 2015010145
Accession Number
- 00:06:29
Recorded Duration
- Sound
Type
- Access permitted
Conditions Governing Access
- Use and reproduction require written permission from copyright owner(s). Processing of reproduction request may require 7 working days.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
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Ross Stuart Laird
Source
- Published Works
Fonds/Collection
Description
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A1
Matrix No.: OMH-928
Artist: Miss Tijah
Title: Bugna Raya
B1
Matrix No.: OMH-929
Artist: Miss Tijah
Title: Masri Banjaran
Chap Kuching was one of the earliest local record labels. It was set up by Moutrie & Co. Ltd. in 1934, and specialised in Malay records. Chap Kuching was originally managed by Thomas Hemsley. He eventually left to set up his own label, Chap Singa in 1937. Both labels ceased operations in 1941.
Miss Tijah (born Che’ Wan Tijah binti Daud) was a famous Singapore-based Malay opera performer. She was born in Pontianak c. 1906, and was a descendant of one of the Rajahs of Pontianak. Miss Tijah was considered part of the “Big Four” of Malay bangsawan in the 1930s, together with her husband Mr K. Dean and her elder sister Miss Salmah.
This record label contains a misspelling of "bunga raya" (hibiscus).
