IRAMA EP 33
RITA ZAHARAH
Band: "Simanalagi"
Conductor: Jules Fioole
Surat Undangan - ( Jules Fioole )
Cai Kopi
Asal Ale Mau Nanti - ( C. Hehanusa )
Lamunanku - ( Sohar W. )
It is an EP record, while in Europe and the U.S. on the contrary, the single 45 rpm records were populair, one song on either side.
Just imagine, put the ton arm with its needle precisely on the record, just in order to hear a song that lasted 2 minutes or so.
Not many records from this singer exist. This record is quit old, mid sixties I think.
"Surat Undangan" - Invitation letter.
"Cai Kopi" - Tea? and coffee -, it is in Sundanese. Interesting sound, like we' re in a cafe in Baghdad or Cairo.
"Asal Ale Mau Nanti" - If you can wait - Sweet sound from the Moluccas.
"Lamunanku" - My daydreaming. The song has some lazy hot afternoon atmosphere. Just imagine the sixties, at noon, the whole kampong is very quiet, everyone seeks shelter from the hot sun. you are in the bathroom, which is is above open to the sky and the outside world .The sunrays reflecting in the "bak mandi" ( water tub ) its You hear sounds like this from a distance, maybe a few houses away. Thats the feel of the tropics.
