BAND SWEET CHARITY – MALAY ROCK ICON HISTORY
1969 -was the early beginning of Sweet Charity in Singapore and was brought to life by Ramli Sarip as the vocalist, Rahman Sarbani on drums, Joe Salim as guitarist and Wahid Warren on bass. The music influence by bands like Rolling Stones, Cream, Jimmy Hendrix and others bands of the same league made them a ‘Rock and Roll’ band that was uncomparable to the art of music of that era.
1974 - The joining of A. Ali as lead guitarist and Rosli Mohalim as bassist gave a greater impact on the band’s perfomances in clubs around Singapore.
1978 - Once again, they went through changes whereby A. Ali left the band and the task of lead guitarist was carried by Rosli Mohalim who became a huge idol to other local rock guitarist. With Syed Hassan Al Attas as bassist, it provided the band a fiercer element in their performance, more so with the organ sounds played by Ahmad Jaafar. This was a historical year as they were accepted as recording artiste by Warner Bros.
1979 - SWEET CHARITY’s first self-titled album was selling like hot cakes in Singapore because of their long accumulated followers since their involvement in clubs and local concerts. Their name began to spread out to Malaysia and Brunei.
1980 - The album ‘PELARIAN’ was the catalyst that made Sweet Charity popular all over Malaysia and Brunei. Following this album which was in it’s own genre, they became supertars in a blink of an eye. Eventhough technology was not in favour of the kind of music that they played, invitation to perform came from many which were left behind in terms of sound and light.
1981 – The album ‘SEJUTA WAJAH’ continued to make Sweet Charity a Malay Rock band that generated new interest among youth in Malaysia. Training studios became like music schools for them and playing Sweet Charity’s songs were their top picks. Each time Sweet Charity organised a concert in Malaysia, it will be filled with countless fans so much so, it made history as the band that was prohibited to perform due to security reasons because crowd turn up was more than the available space provided. At this point, Sweet Charity was truly an icon to the evolving rock music era among youth.
The following years, rock groups mushroomed rapidly eventhough the Malaysian government felt that it was a cultural pollution for local music enthusiast. Nevertheless, Sweet Charity continued to record the following albums – ‘PENUNGGU’, ‘BATU’ & ‘BERITA GEMPA’. Sweet Charity’s collection which had two new additional songs ‘RIBUT‘ & IKRAR UNTUK RUZANA also became a hit at that time.
Perhaps time factor and family commitment at the time was the reason for Sweet Charity’s brief absence in the industry. Each member with their enormous responsibilities in their lives and towards current issues made it impossible for them to achieve a concert together. The music piracy situation which was at large and the payment in RM that could not beat Singapore dollar was also a factor for them to choose between being a rock musician or work full time like normal people.
Although it seemed like they were no loger performing on stages, Sweet Charity’s spirit was still being carried on by Ramli Sarip who believes that the battle in his soul is only fought through music and rhythm. In Ramli’s journey as a former member of Sweet Charity, who endures the changing times, there are times when he will invite his band to join him in concerts. That is only if the allocation made does not detriment them financially.
In reality, the term retire does not exist in Sweet Charity’s vobulary. Until now, if what is offered matces the sacrifice that they have contributed in colouring the music scene in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei, they are more than willing to play their hit songs for those who wish to reminisce the past.
This year marks Sweet Charity’s 39th year in their journey as a Rock Band. Eventhough Syed Hassan has departed, and most of them have the title ‘DATUK’, watching them perform is like seeing a 1969 Mercedez Benz with no flaws in terms of performance and acessories and the cost is much more than the original price!
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May 10th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Aku memang minat kat Sweet Charity ni dah lama.Sejak tahun 1986 .Masa tu form 1.Walaupun band tu dah bubar tapi aku terus sokong frontman Ramli Sarip.Boleh kata aku memang borong habis album Ramli Sarip .Warner Music ada release cd lagenda rock Sweet Charity album by album ,tu pun aku borong.Syabas buat brader budiey yang buat website ni.Pakat ramai-ramai.Pi tengok konsert Sweet Charity tu.Album patut dimiliki Berita Gempa,album last tapi memang rock n roll(pengaruh Nazareth-lagu Bunga-bunga Cinta),Penunggu(ciplak sikit lagu Black Sabbath),Batu(Dunia Perlumbaan pengaruh Hotel California),Pelarian(banyak pengaruh Purple,Santana),Sejuta Wajah(lagu best Hilang Gelap Terbit Terang).Last sekali aku harap Sweet Charity dapat buat show kat Planet Hollywood ke,Stadium Negara ke.Dan kalau korang semua tengok filem Kembara Seniman Jalanan arahan Nasir Jani ,band Sweet Charity ada satu babak dengan dR Sam dalam pejabat syarikat rakaman HalalRekod.’Rock terus Rock’-moto album Berita Gempa.
June 10th, 2008 at 11:44 am
tgk ramli sarip kat gengsterz ahad lepas,, nasib baik xde org bukak baju,, huhu
June 12th, 2008 at 9:57 am
respectlah ngan korang………
June 18th, 2008 at 2:05 am
Tahniah for d concert.Wa memang mnat gila kat SC sjak 1981(Form1).Nk cite, banyak aa.. x abih kang.Alfatihah wat ex bassist yang dah pgi dulu-Syed Hassan.
June 19th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
‘dari afganistan syed hassan’ kata ramli sarip waktu reunion dulu kini tiada lagi.Al-fatihah……….. lepas ni bole buat konsert kat planet holywood pulak kot sunday night live(harap2 jadila)
November 30th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Wa minat sgt kat Sweet Charity sejak di bangku sekolah. Smua lagunya ada dalam ssimpanan wa, termasuk lagu raya diorang. Bila dapat tahu pemergian Syed Hasan, wa rasa kekosongan yang teramat sangat dlm ruang seni hati wa. VCD reunion SC dah berulang kali wa tonton. Terutama part lagu Dunia Perlumbaan. Ulang dua tiga kali pun tak puas.
Kalu konsert ada melibatkan member SC, wa mesti beli VCDnya. Wa di Melaka susah skit nak jengah konsert live diorang…. Tapi wa tetap akan nyanyikan lagu SC setiap kali wa performs ngan band wa. Dan Wa akan tetap putarkan lagu SC setiap kali wa perform as a DJ… sebab wa membesar ngan lagu-lagu SC.
SWEET CHARITY kekal dalam hati wa…
Al-Fatihah buat gemullah Syed Hassan.
BRO KHAI (The Pilgrimz MG)
May 15th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
wa tabik springgg kat u all..terharu gua
August 31st, 2009 at 3:55 pm
lagu sweet charity memang x boring gua dengar,lagu diorang buat gua jadi macthed, realess abis..gua akan support semua lagu dorang sampai gua tutup mata…”ble band otai ni nak reunion balik”…utk era 3000 nie..adios
January 5th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
gua paling rock dgr lagu swet charity walau apa walau kenapa janji rock rock wil never die
February 15th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
SC memang band yang saya rasa memang the best kerana lagu-lagunya memang tidak jemu didengar, saya juga ada membawa lagu-lagu ini bersama band saya D’Educator yang terdiri dari kalangan guru-guru. Lagu-lagu SC ini dah macam sebati dengan saya dan kumpulan bila jeming mesti bawa punya lagu-lagunya seperti Musibah, Kamelia, Sejuta wajah dan banyak lagu. Saya rasa yang seangkatan dengan saya pun amat minat dengan Kumpulan SC ini. Bila menonton VCD consert mereka sempena hari Bapa rasa macam tak cukup kerana salah satu ahli kumpulan iaitu allahyarham Syed Hasaan sudah tiada lagi tapi mereka masih utuh dan persembahan mereka masih menyengat.