Cindai

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Cindai
Cindai.jpg
Studio album by
Siti Nurhaliza
Released17 November 1997
Recorded1997
Genre Ethnic, folk, traditional
Length45:02
Label Suria Records
Producer Pak Ngah, Rahim Jantan, S. Atan
Siti Nurhaliza chronology
Siti Nurhaliza II
(1997)		Cindai
(1997)		 Adiwarna
(1998)
Singles from Cindai
  1. "Cindai"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Joget Pahang"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Joget Berhibur"
    Released: 1997

Cindai is the third album by the Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza released in 1997, and her second album that year. Cindai was the first attempt by Siti to sing traditional Malay folk songs. It was the most memorable album in the 1990s for its impact on the Malaysian music industry.[ according to whom? ] The eponymous first track has been nominated for the best song in the 1990s.[ citation needed ] The album was Nurhaliza's first album to have a title track.

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Recording

Cindai was Nurhaliza's first collaboration with Suhaimi Mohd Zain, fondly known as Pak Ngah, as the album producer and became her first full traditional album. It was produced after the success of her two self-titled albums. [1]

Following the success of her first traditional Malay song, "Sri Mersing" in her album Siti Nurhaliza II , Nurhaliza recorded a fully traditional Malay album. Most of the songs were traditional compositions, with only two originals, namely "Cindai" and "Joget Berhibur". The other songs were produced with new arrangements. [1]

Musical style

Nurhaliza is accompanied by an acoustic band for the traditional feel [2] and adopted the zapin rhythm. [3]

Release and reception

Cindai was released on 17 November 1997, eleven months after Siti Nurhaliza II. [4] She later emphasized traditional Malay music on her later albums, Seri Balas (a duet album with Noraniza Idris; 1999), Sahmura (2000), Sanggar Mustika (2002) and Lentera Timur (2008). [4]

To promote the album, three songs – "Cindai", "Joget Pahang" and "Joget Berhibur" - were released and later received music videos. She also performed the title song, "Cindai", as part of her special performance during the 1998 Commonwealth Games. [5] Cindai was a commercial success and sold over 400,000 copies [6] on its release and was certified 5× platinum. [4] [7] [ non-primary source needed ] "Cindai" has also been translated into Mandarin sung by the Chinese singer Chien Bai Hui, though some of the lyrics remained untranslated, in which Chien claimed that she could not alter them due to their perceived beautiful and poetic composition. [8]

On 1 April 2005, she sang Cindai as a part of a medley of Zapin songs along with Mahligai Permata and Ya Maulai at the end of Irama Malaysia segments of her solo concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. [9] Siti Nurhaliza also performs "Cindai" as part of the fourth medley (traditional) in her SATU concert in Istana Budaya in June 2009 [10] and her Konsert Lentera Timur in October 2013 [11] respectively, the song also performed by Siti at her recent concert, Dato' Siti Nurhaliza & Friends Concert in April 2016. [12]

Critical response

Initial reception for the album was mixed. Some critics were calling the album as ""synthesizer-oriented" asli album". [13] In a 3-star review by Zainal Alam Kadir of New Straits Times , he acknowledged that although Siti is a versatile singer, Cindai "does sound like a rushed job". [14] He too criticized the presence of too much synthesized sounds. [14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cindai"Hairul Anuar HarunPak Ngah4:52
2."Laksamana Mati Dibunuh"Copyright ControlCopyright Control5:20
3."Janji"Copyright ControlCopyright Control3:17
4."Lela Manja"Copyright ControlCopyright Control4:12
5."Kaparinyo"Copyright ControlCopyright Control4:20
6."Es Lilin"Copyright ControlCopyright Control3:56
7."Damak"Copyright ControlCopyright Control4:28
8."Joget Pahang"Copyright ControlCopyright Control3:51
9."Patah Hati"Copyright ControlCopyright Control5:11
10."Joget Berhibur"Syed Indera Syed Omar (Siso)Rahim Jantan4:35
Total length:45:02

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Cindai booklet liner notes. [15]

Awards

CompetitionAward
Anugerah Juara LaguWinner Best Creative Ethnic – Cindai
Juara Lagu – Cindai
Best Performance

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