Man Kidal

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Man Kidal
Also known asMan Kidal
Born
Abdul Rahman bin Mahmood

Genres Hard rock, Glam metal, Rock kapak, Heavy metal
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter, Record Producer
Instruments Guitar
Years active1979present
Member of Lefthanded, Search

Abdul Rahman Mahmood, better known as Man Kidal [1] is a Malaysian guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He got the title of "Kidal" because he plays guitar with his left hand. He was the founder and lead guitarist of the group Lefthanded a until it broke up in 1984. He then joined Down Wheels, and this group was reactivated as Lefthanded [2] in 1986.

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Career

Man Kidal started play guitar when he was 10 years old. Since then, he started playing guitar seriously until he successfully formed a music group called Lefthanded as the lead guitarist and leader of the group. He and two other musicians received the "Anugerah İkon Seni" award on 4 October 2025. [3]

Discography

Songs written

Filmography

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YearTitleCharacterNotes
1986Kembara Seniman JalananMusicianCameo
1987Rozana Cinta 87
2005RockJuri 2
2012ChantekGuitarist

Concert

References

  1. Faridah, Shalla Mahmud. "Air mata Man Kidal tumpah demi Amy Search". Bh Online.
  2. Arif, Zikri. "Famous Lefthanded drummer Man Dayak's legacy lives through son". Yahoo! News.
  3. "David Arumugam, Man Kidal dan Margaret Gan terima Anugerah İkon Seni". Berita Harian. 4 October 2025.