“Papa Rock” Datuk Ramli Sarip credited his success in over five decades in the business to the pressure he faced.
Compiled by FAZLEENA AZIZ and C. ARUNO
“PAPA Rock” Datuk Ramli Sarip (pic) credited his success in over five decades in the business to the pressure he faced.
“If you ask many artistes or musicians, they will tell you they usually work under pressure,” the 60-year-old raspy-voiced rocker told Utusan Malaysia.
“I did five popular songs under pressure. One of them was when Datuk M. Nasir came to ask me if there were any songs being recorded in the studio. At the time I had my cassette recorder and within minutes, Lagu Untuk Teman was born,” he said.
The Singapore-born Ramli, who was the vocalist for the rock band Sweet Charity, also recalled burning the midnight oil in the studio.
“The recording company was rushing an album as distributors had asked for 50,000 cassettes.
“Nyanyian Serambi from the album Kalam Kasturi was one of them,” he said.
Doa Buat Kekasih was another unforgettable tune made under 15 minutes, he revealed.
The composer-lyricist is scheduled to hold a special concert at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS in Kuala Lumpur on May 14.
Themed “Syair Timur,” the concert is inspired by his 1997 album of the same name showcasing a fusion of rock and traditional musical elements.
This will be Ramli’s fourth concert with the philharmonic orchestra.
> The residents of Kampung Kelompang in Tok Keling, Alor Setar, got together to put up straw-bale decorations in a 0.6ha padi field.
These pieces have now become an attraction in the Kedah village, especially during the recent school holidays, Kosmo! reported.
Syaiful Rizal Che Ghazali, 40, said he and other villagers managed to collect RM2,000 to buy 16 rolls of straw and did a gotong-royong on Feb 28 to decorate the field.
“Some 20 of us of all ages worked on the bales. As soon as they were finished, we received many visitors, particularly last Friday and Saturday,” he said.
Syaiful Rizal, a contractor, said they did it to provide recreational space for locals as well as to introduce the village to outsiders.
He feels touched to see their work attracting so many visitors.
“We don’t charge any fee because we want people to be happy.
“Traders are also taking the opportunity to make some income,” he said.
Syaiful Rizal’s friend Amiruddin Ahmad, 40, said the idea to decorate the field with straw bales was first mooted in 2021.
“This year, we did it again, but we did not anticipate the response. It’s exciting to see how young people use their creativity to arrange the bales.
“We are planning to make this activity an annual affair,” he said.
A visitor from Pokok Sena, Azumi Khalid, 45, said his family of six came here to relax during the school holidays.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
