AKBAR, Aisha
History of Broadcasting,
Accession Number 002627
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 4
Total Reels
- Patricia Lee
Interviewer
- 01:46:26
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 4
Metadata
- 4 Mar 2002
Recording Date
- 00:29:37
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Family Background. Father’s strong belief in education. Her relationship with her father. Her beginnings with music. Her reasons for going into teaching. Recollections of her schooling days. Living through the war years. The effect of the war on her father. Surviving through the war. Her relationship with her mother. Repercussions of mixed marriages. Relationship between her mother and stepmother. Publishing of her book.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 4
Metadata
- 4 Mar 2002
Recording Date
- 00:28:07
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Recollections of her voyage to England. Meeting her husband on board the ship. Lodging in England. Finding her brother again. The relationship amongst the siblings. The learning environment in England. Some of her performance. Her job description back in Singapore. Her grounding in music. Her beginnings with art. Her own style of teaching music. Career change from teaching to radio. Her initial impression of Radio Singapore. Her involvement in television.. Her daily routine at Radio Singapore.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 4
Metadata
- 4 Mar 2002
Recording Date
- 00:27:50
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Description of her fan club. How the club helped the artistes to network with each other. How she juggled her time between family and her work. She had good domestic help. How she spent time in community work while in London. Description of her works as a musician. Collection of the Malay folk songs. Children songs and books that she wrote. How her books were used in school. Description of the controversial book she wrote, “I Should be at Home”. Recollections of the book reviews. Description of the choir that she started. Recollections of her three radio programmes - Music and Movement; Songs Time; and Songs to Sing. Reason she like Music and Movement best. Recollections of the Famous Composers programme. Songs that she sang. Description of the musicians who played for her. Presented programmes on classical music. How she took an interest in conducting music. Her passion for painting.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 4
Metadata
- 4 Mar 2002
Recording Date
- 00:20:52
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How and when she took up painting. Description of the types of medium she used. Her interest in jewellery making. How she raised up her children single-handedly. How coping with the death of her husband was difficult. Description of the students she trained in music. Her advice for young musicians.
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