Released 10 March 2002 Length 49:42 Sanggar Mustika(2002) E.M.A.S(2003) Release date 10 March 2002 | Genre Folk/Traditional Safa(2001) Sanggar Mustika(2002) Label Suria Records | |
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Recorded January 2001 - February 2002 Producers Pak Ngah, S. Atan, Ramli M.S. Awards Music Industry Award for Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Female) Similar Sahmura, Prasasti Seni, Transkripsi, Adiwarna, Pancawarna | ||
Sanggar Mustika is the eighth studio album from Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza released in 2002.
Contents
Sanggar Mustika also pay tribute to the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee with his song "Bunga Melor" and Toh Puan Rafeah Buang "Bisikan Hati". This song has been recorded by Siti Nurhaliza dedicated especially for her beloved mother, Siti Salmah Bachik. Among the most popular and well accepted song in the album are "Badarsila", "Nirmala" and "Kurik Kundi". Both "Nirmala" and "Kurik Kundi" were composed by the same composer (Pak Ngah). With his magical touch in traditional songs he made those two songs became popular and accepted by listeners with the touch of catchy beats blended with Samrah.
Creation
Sanggar Mustika became Siti Nurhaliza’s fourth traditional album after the success of her previous traditional album - Cindai (1997), Seri Balas (with Noraniza Idris; 1999) and Sahmura (2000). It also was her fourth collaboration with Pak Ngah.
The album title Sanggar Mustika was chosen based on the meaning "sanggar" which means place and "mustika" means beautiful or perfect. It was translated as the beautiful places to putting the traditional rhythms. The recording of Sanggar Mustika was took place in January 2001 when Siti Nurhaliza launches her seventh album, Safa and completed in February 2002. Most of the lyrics in this album revolves around the question of discretion, moral, divine, avoid slander and many more.
One of the songs in the album, "Kurik Kundi" composed by Pak Ngah and written by Nurul Asyiqin requires Siti Nurhaliza to features seven Malaysian state accents - namely Penangite, Kedahan, Perakian, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantanese, Sabahan and Sarawakian accents. In an interview with Utusan Malaysia in March 15, 2002, she said she willing to learn several district accents from several states in Malaysia to be included in "Kurik Kundi". Through this song, Siti Nurhaliza wants to tell communities there that Malaysia is rich with various cultures, while saying: "I found this just very difficult while singing it in Kelantanese dialect, other languages such as Sabah and Sarawak was not a problem".
Siti also said she is willing to work hard to ensure that the traditional rhythm successfully placed on a higher level, while satisfying with musical arrangements made by Ramli MS who also provides the modern rhythm. In Sanggar Mustika, she wrote the lyrics for "Panas Berteduh Gelap Bersuluh".
Style
Sanggar Mustika is accompanied by ethnic fusion with the host of Malaysian artists. According to Siti, she choose to sing desert, joget, kroncong, inang, canggung music and other songs that reworked.
Reception
Sanggar Mustika was released on March 10, 2002 and was well-received. The album launch was took place at the One Utama Shopping Centre in Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya and inaugurated by Malaysian cultural figure Azah Aziz and attended by at least 2,000 fans.
Suria Records choose 10 March 2002 to launch this album to give a chance for Siti’s fans to see the album launch.Jaya Jusco 1 Utama became the location for the album launch due to SRC and Siti’s relationship with the management of Jaya Jusco 1 Utama while giving an open chance to anyone who came the album launch. Apart from that, Siti was chosen as the Jaya Jusco spokesperson who signed a deal officially on March 7.
Three songs from Sanggar Mustika – "Nirmala", "Badarsila" and "Kurik Kundi" was released as the main singles and later made into music videos. The album sold over 40, 000 copies in Malaysia and 75, 000 copies in Indonesia and being certified gold by Asosiasi Industri Rekaman Indonesia (ASIRI). The album was released in Indonesia in April 2002.
Trivia
Songs
1Nirmala5:43
2Joget Senyum Memikat4:33
3Panas Berteduh Gelap Bersuluh5:55