Beloved Malaysian singer Sharifah Aini, often referred to as simply Kak Pah, was
born Sharifah Aini binti Syed Jaafar on July 2, 1953 in Nee Soon, Singapore. She
became a national figure while still a teenager after winning the Bintang RTS, a
national singing competition, with her rendition of “Tiga Malam”. She would go
on to produce at least one, and usually more, new EPs or albums every year
between 1970 and 1988, and then continue that pace from 1991 to 2006. Her gift
for mixing traditional and pop sounds can be heard on such hits as “Bunga
Tanjung”, “Dekatlah Padaku”, “Hapusl...