KUALA LUMPUR: The late national laureate Datuk Usman Awang’s famed Tanah Air poem is being given a brand new interpretation in time for the 56th Merdeka celebrations as well as the 50th anniversary of Malaysia’s formation.
According to Usman’s daughter Haslina, turning the poem into a pop song is a great way to inject the Merdeka spirit into the hearts and minds of the younger generation.
