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Syech Albar

Syech Albar
شيخ البار
Syech Albar c. 1939
Syech Albar c. 1939
Background information
Birth nameSyech
Also known asSech Albar
Born1908
Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies
DiedOctober 30, 1947(1947-10-30) (aged 38–39)
Surabaya, Indonesia
GenresGambus
OccupationSinger
Years active1935–1947
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Formerly ofS. Albar Orchestra

Syech bin Abdullah Albar (Arabic: شيخ بن عبد الله البار, romanizedŠayḵ 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.

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