The Curious Case of Saloma’s Legacy: Documenting the Works of Biduan Negara

Sallehuddin, Ahmad Kamal Basyah; Ali, Abdul Walid; Hamizan, Muhammad Qawiem

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“…Existing studies on Saloma are extremely scarce in academia, as many scholars (Adil 2014(Adil , 2019Clare 2012;Nurul Ezzati Aisya and Wan Hartini 2020;Driskell 2019) were more interested in investigating matters relating to her spouse, P. Ramlee. The researchers could only find two scholarly studies relating to Saloma-one by Nur Fardilla Nadia (2018) and another by Ahmad Kamal Basyah, Abdul Walid, and Muhammad Qawiem (2021). Nur Fardilla Nadia (2018) argues that Saloma (unknowingly) used Western vocal techniques and approaches in her singing, having her argument supported by various prominent vocal instructors in Malaysia.…”

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“…Although Saloma did not star in most of P. Ramlee's movies, the uniqueness and soulfulness of her voice were used in many of P. Ramlee's song compositions mainly in films acted and directed by P. Ramlee. Throughout Saloma's career, she has recorded over 200 songs covering a variety of genres and singing styles such as jazz, cha-cha, twist, pop ballads, and original motion picture soundtrack (Ahmad Kamal Basyah, Abdul Walid, and Muhammad Qawiem 2021).…”

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Breaking the Code: An Investigation on The Vocal Registers of Malaysia’s National Songstress Puan Sri Saloma

Nur Fardilla Nadia Abu Bakar,

Mohd Fairuz Zamani

2023

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Investigations on vocal registers have been a great subject of debate. Early vocal pedagogues and scholars like Bacilly (1668–1690) and Behnke (1836–1892) paved the way for the modern-day investigation to take place through the categorisation of vocal registers across various music genres such as classical, jazz, and popular. However, an investigation on the vocal registers of Puan Sri Saloma (1935–1983) as a popular music icon of Malaysia has yet to be done. This paper intends to examine Saloma’s vocal registers through vocal analysis of five selected songs using case study as its research design. These songs are transcribed using music notation software (Sibelius) and analytical diagrams using similar software are produced to show the use of chest, middle, and head registers in each song. The finding shows the usage of the said registers and a diagram of Saloma’s vocal range is then produced, proving that Saloma was an alto. This study does not intend to limit Saloma’s vocal capability, but rather to celebrate her vocal prowess and encourage other scholars to conduct further investigations concerning Saloma as Malaysia’s national songstress.

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Breaking the Code: An Investigation on The Vocal Registers of Malaysia’s National Songstress Puan Sri Saloma

Nur Fardilla Nadia Abu Bakar,

Mohd Fairuz Zamani

2023

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“…Filem Negara Malaysia invited Saloma to perform main theme song for Gelombang (1981) andBila Hati Telah Retak (1983); both songs were written by Rawan Hiba (Seniman Negara Rahman B). Previously, both songs were reportedly written by another legendary writer, Ibrahim Bachik (Sallehuddin, et. al., 2021); he was the arranger for those songs.…”

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Documenting the Complete Recordings of Biduan Negara Puan Sri Saloma 1970 to 1983

Sallehuddin

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2022

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Biduan Negara Puan Sri Datin Amar Saloma, or her real name Salmah Ismail, was born on January 22, 1935, in Pasir Panjang, Singapore. She started singing professionally at 13. For a legendary singer of her stature, unfortunately, Saloma's contribution to the music industry in this country has not been properly documented, appreciated, and upheld. It is not known how many albums Saloma had released in the first 10 years of her career, as EMI Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the local distributor of artists signed to EMI Singapore Pte Ltd. As a result, most albums before 1970 were not listed.

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The Curious Case of Saloma’s Legacy: Documenting the Works of Biduan Negara

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Breaking the Code: An Investigation on The Vocal Registers of Malaysia’s National Songstress Puan Sri Saloma

Breaking the Code: An Investigation on The Vocal Registers of Malaysia’s National Songstress Puan Sri Saloma

Documenting the Complete Recordings of Biduan Negara Puan Sri Saloma 1970 to 1983

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