My father was a snazzy rocker!

30/12/2023 27 min

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Episode Synopsis

Local pop music was heavily informed by Western pop in the 1960s.Many Malay youths in Singapore were crazy about rock ’n roll, and back then, almost all of them wanted to join a band in their kampong, which they saw as a step towards the ultimate dream of becoming a rock star. Theatre practitioner and educator Aidli Mosbit’s father was one such kampong mat rocker.He formed a band with a few good friends, which toured Singapore and Malaysia. They incorporated the influences of Western rock mus...