Momo Latiff

Momo Latiff (1921 - 10 December 2015) was a popular Malay-language Singaporean singer of the 1950's and 1960s.[1] Her successful songs included "Pantai Chinta Berahi" ("PCB" beach, now Pantai Cahaya Bulan) to the music of pianist Dodo Mallinger.[2] Originally a dancer, she was contracted as singer by Shaw Brothers for films such as Hang Tuah (1955) and Semerah Padi (1956).[3]

References
  1. Singapore Annual Report 1950 p135 "... in the music broadcasts for Chinese and Malay Schools, and the quality of the singing in the Malay broadcasts was brought up to the standard of the English and Chinese broadcasts by the engagement of the well-known singer, Momo .
  2. The Straits Times Annual 1953 p79 "That remark, of course, applies no less to the lovely young Malay singer, Momo, who sings so delightfully “ Pantai Chinta Berahi ” to the music of Dodo Mallinger, recorded at the H.M.V. Studios, with the Rayuan Kenchana Orchestra, led by"
  3. Andrew N. Weintraub, Bart Barendregt · Vamping the Stage: Female Voices of Asian Modernities 2017 p89 "Momo Latiff, one of the prominent recording artists and entertainers of the pre– and post– World War II days, was born in Batavia in 1923. Momo was invited to join the Dardanella Dramatic Company from Java as a dancer when she was"


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