Nafkah
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Columbia
; GE-10062
Record Label ; Catalogue Number
- CEI-9005, CEI-9225
Matrix Number(s)
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Miss Julia
Performer(s)
- Malay
Language(s)
- 1939
Date Released
- 10 inch Shellac Disc
Format
- 78 rpm
Speed
- 2015010166
Accession Number
- 00:06:20
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
-
Ross Stuart Laird
Source
- Published Works
Fonds/Collection
Description
:
A1
Matrix No.: CEI-9005
Artist: Miss Julia
Title: Nafkah - Malay vocal Krontchong fox trot
B1
Matrix No.: CEI-9225
Artist: Miss Julia
Title: Goreng Pisang - Malay vocal continental rumba
The two songs on this record were performed by Miss Julia, a popular local Malay singer. Miss Julia was born in Singapore and adopted by European parents, who named her Julia binte Abu Bakar. Although she loved singing from a young age, she only began a professional career in 1932 after some persuasion from her husband. Miss Julia, then 22, shot to fame after the release of her first record. She began touring Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, and was known as the "Sophie Tucker of Malaya" after the famous American singer.
