Syech Albar

Syech bin Abdullah Albar (Arabic: شيخ بن عبد الله البار, romanized: Šayḵ bin ʿAbd Allāh Al-Bār, Arabic pronunciation: [ʃajx bin ʕabdullah albaːr]; 1908 – October 30, 1947) or better known as Syech Albar (also written Sech Albar) was an Indonesian gambus singer of Hadhrami Arab descendants from Surabaya. Albar was pioneer of gambus music in Indonesia, he has a gambus orchestra named Al Wathon (S. Albar Orchestra) which first aired in 1935 at NIROM Surabaya. In Surabaya, Albar produced many gramophone plate recordings. His gramophone plate recording in 1937 was titled "Zahrotoel Hoesoen", with a description of "modern Arabic songs" and recorded on His Master's Voice (HMV) label. Albar signed a contract with HMV for the first time in 1931. In addition to HMV, the songs of S. Albar Orchestra were also recorded on the Canary Records label.

Syech Albar شيخ البار
Syech Albar c. 1939
Background information
Birth name	Syech
Also known as	Sech Albar
Born	1908 Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies
Died	October 30, 1947(1947-10-30) (aged 38–39) Surabaya, Indonesia
Genres	Gambus
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1935–1947
Labels	His Master's Voice Canary Records
Formerly of	S. Albar Orchestra

References

Bibliography

• Hutari, Fandy (March 4, 2017). "Riwayat Orkes Gambus Syech Albar, Ayah Ahmad Albar" [History of the Gambus Orchestra of Syech Albar, Ahmad Albar's Father]. Qubicle (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
• Wanhar, Wenri (November 19, 2015). "Hikayat Syech Albar, Ayah Rockstar Ahmad Albar Perintis Musik Dangdut" [Hikayat Syech Albar, Father of Rockstar Ahmad Albar, Pioneer of Dangdut Music]. Jawa Pos National Network (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
• Hutari, Fandy (May 29, 2018). "Senandung Orkes Gambus" [Humming of Gambus Orchestra]. Historia.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
• Budiarti, Rita Triana; Saleh, Sutan; Lubis, Averos (September 13, 2010). "Orkes Gambus, dari Hadramaut ke Dangdut" [Gambus Orchestra, from Hadramaut to Dangdut]. Gatra (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.

Further reading

• Sakrie, Denny (March 25, 2015). 100 Tahun Musik Indonesia [100 Years of Music of Indonesia] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Gagas Media. ISBN 978-9797807856.
• Shahab, Alwi (2004). Saudagar Baghdad dari Betawi [Baghdad Merchant from Betawi] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Republika publisher. ISBN 9793210303.
• Hadimadja, Ramadhan Karta; Budiarto, Nina Pane (2006). Pengusaha, Politikus, Pelopor Industri Film Djamaludin Malik: Melekat di Hati Banyak Orang [Entrepreneur, politician, Film Industry Pioneer Djamaludin Malik: Attached to the Heart of Many People] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Kata Hasta Pustaka. ISBN 9789791056021.
• Weintraub, Andrew N. (August 26, 2010). Dangdut Stories: A Social and Musical History of Indonesia's Most Popular Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199780235.
• Weintraub, Andrew (2010). "Music and Malayness: Orkes Melayu in Indonesia. 1950-1965". Musiques d'un Archipel. 79 (2). Paris: Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales: 57–78. doi:10.3406/arch.2010.4160.
• Isa, L. M. (December 4, 1949). "Mengenangkan Almarhum Sjech Albar" [Reminiscent of the Late Sjech Albar]. Pedoman Radio Gids (in Indonesian). Djakarta: Radio Republik Indonesia.

External links

• Syech Albar discography at Discogs
• S. Albar Orchestra discography at Discogs