Raihan popularised contemporary nasheed music around the world.
Amran Ibrahim, Che Amran Idris and Abu Bakar Md Yatim belt out a popular Raihan song in Kuala Lumpur recently.
Auditioning them that day was Warner executive Tony Fernandes, who famously went on to found Malaysia-based Air Asia. The five members, Azhari Ahmad, Nazrey Johani, Che Amran Idris, Abu Bakar Md Yatim and Amran Ibrahim were quite unprepared for stardom. “We were just a local group performing at small events. Suddenly we had the resources of a huge international label behind us.”
“We met Prince Charles and he joked with us that he would like to see a collaboration between us and the World’s top girl group at the time, the Spice Girls.” “We have recorded a new version of our song ‘Sesungguhnya’ for the new generation and we’re trending again with over four million views in one week.”
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