Syech bin Abdullah Albar (Arabic:شيخ بن عبد الله البار,romanized: Šayḵ bin ʿAbd Allāh Al-Bār,Arabic pronunciation:[ʃajxbinʕabdullahalbaːr]; 1908 – October 30, 1947) or better known asSyech Albar (also writtenSech Albar) was an Indonesiangambus singer ofHadhramiArab descendants fromSurabaya. Albar was pioneer of gambus music in Indonesia, he has a gambus orchestra named Al Wathon (S. Albar Orchestra) which first aired in 1935 atNIROM Surabaya. In Surabaya, Albar produced manygramophone plate recordings. His gramophone plate recording in 1937 was titled "Zahrotoel Hoesoen", with a description of "modern Arabic songs" and recorded onHis Master's Voice label. Albar signed a contract with His Master's Voice for the first time in 1931. In addition to His Master's Voice, the songs of S. Albar Orchestra were also recorded on theCanary Records label.
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