The singing machine of Penang

The Star

A Malay couple’s ability to perform songs in various Chinese dialects has made them familiar faces among multiracial audiences in Penang.   At a recent gig at Juru Auto City, Nur Sharbanum Othman, 47, better known as Shamimie, sings Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien and Teochew as well as Indian songs well, while her 62-year-old husband Abdul Khalid Salleh can sing Mandarin songs.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news  SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar  LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I have been dancing

00:01I have been dancing

00:04I have been dancing

00:05That my father has gone

00:08She will be with you

00:11Baby I will dance

00:12Baby I will dance

00:13She will dance

00:55Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, this is Shamimi, and this is my husband, Mr. Khalid.

01:02Okay, kita, saya start menyanyi daripada umur saya kecil lagi.

01:08Saya boleh menyanyi Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, dan Teochew.

01:16Dan husband saya pun boleh juga menyanyi dalam bahasa China.

01:19Kita perform di AutoCity setiap hari ahad.

01:23Management invite kita menyanyi di sini untuk kita hiburkan pengunjung-pengunjung di sini.

01:30Memang selalu orang akan terkejutlah terkejut because we Malay but we can sing a Chinese song.

01:39Okay, so macam kita muhibah lah sini.

01:45Okay, because I can sing a Chinese song, I can sing a Indian song.

01:49Okay, bila visitor India pun, dia orang akan datang dan macam puji kita lah.

01:58Okay, or you sing Tamil very good.

02:01Macam customer Chinese pun banyak yang puji kita.

02:05Okay, so to me, bila you belajar lagu yang pelbagai bahasa,

02:14Okay, you mudah untuk buat, mudah untuk berkawan dengan semua.

02:19Because kita kan satu Malaysia, kita ada Chinese, kita ada India, kita ada Malay, kita ada pelbagai bangsa kan.

02:29Terima kasih telah menonton!

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