POP YEH YEH RESEARCH TRIP: SPOTLIGHT ON: OK BOYS/LES KAFILA’S

OK Boys (OK = Orkes Kafila’s), later known as Les Kafila’s, was also another band appeared in Malay films in the 1960s, apart from making records that hit the charts during the same period. Initially, OK Boys provided musical back-up in two Cathay Keris films Anak Dara (The Virgin) and Dua Kali Lima (Two Times Five) in 1966.

Songs:

Mat Sentol & OK Boys – Ada Benda (There’s Something)

S. Mon & OK Boys – Takdir (The Fate)

Mat Sentol & OK Boys – Oh! Nak Dara (Oh! My Virgin)

S. Mon, Wahid Satay & OK Boys – Budi Nak Dara (The Virgin’s Good Deeds)

Mat Sentol, Wahid Satay, S. Mon “Anak Dara” (OST, 1966) - FULL ALBUM REMASTERED FROM 7” VINYL EP

Songs:

Mat Sentol, Rahmah Ali & OK Boys – Kaseh Sayang (Love and Affection)

A. Rhyme & OK Boys – Pemuda Zaman Sekarang (Today’s Youth)

Mat Sentol, Wahid Satay & OK Boys - Hanchor Hati (My Heart is Broken)

S. Mon & OK Boys - Kempas Kempis (Deflated)

Mat Sentol, Various “Dua Kali Lima” (OST, 1966) - FULL ALBUM REMASTERED FROM 7” VINYL EP

OK Boys then changed their name to Les Kafila’s in 1966 too, after which they appeared in Shaw Brothers’ Malay Film Production release Kacha Permata (The Glass Diamond) in the same year. The song in this film titled Playboy, originally performed by actress Norma Zainal, was later re-recorded by Ahmad Daud on EMI Records, also accompanied by the same band. Another song recorded by Ahmad Daud and Les Kafila’s on the same EP was Normila, written after the lyricist Yusnor Ef and his wife Jamilah Jan Abdul Samad, and composed by Kassim Masdor.

Les Kafila’s – Seniman Kehilangan Ilham (An Artist Who Lost His Ideas) [instrumental, 1966]

Les Kafila's - Seniman Kehilangan Ilham (Kassim Masdor) - Instrumental - OST Kacha Permata - 1966

Norma Zainal & Les Kafila’s – Playboy [film version, 1966]

Norma Zainal & Les Kafilas - Playboy

Ahmad Daud featuring Empat Serama & Les Kafila’s – Playboy [EP version, 1966]

ahmad daud _ playboy

Ahmad Daud featuring Empat Serama & Les Kafila’s – Normila [1966]

Ahmad Daud & Empat Serama dgn. Les Kafila's - Normila (Kassim Masdor-Yusnor Ef) - 1966

Beginning 1967, Les Kafila’s featured their bass guitarist, the late Rukimin Judi a.k.a. J. Rukimin as their lead vocalist. Later, another singer, Hasnah Haron was also admitted. Both Rukimin and Hasnah recorded a split EP, each contributing two songs. Rukimin’s Ikan Todak (The Swordfish) as well Hasnah’s Bersedeh (Being Sad) and Sabar Menanti (Waiting Patiently) became instant hits. Following her success, Hasnah Haron made a full EP with Les Kafila’s in 1968, but unfortunately, this would be the band’s final record ever made in the said year.

J. Rukimin & Les Kafila’s – Entah-lah (Well, I Don’t Know) [1967]

Entah lah - Les Kafila's

J. Rukimin & Les Kafila’s – Menunggu (Waiting) [1967]

Les Kafila's - Menunggu

J. Rukimin & Les Kafila’s – Oh Kekaseh-ku (Oh My Lover) [1967]

LES KAFILAS OH KEKASEH KU

J. Rukimin & Les Kafila’s – Sengsara (Suffering) [1967]

"SENGSARA" RUKIMIN JUDY DAN LES KAFILAS 1967

J. Rukimin & Les Kafila’s – Ikan Todak (The Swordfish) [1967]

DIGITALLY REMASTERED "IKAN TODAK" J Rukimin dan Les Kafilas 1967

J. Rukimin & Les Kafila’s – Tiada Berita (No News) [1967]

J. Rukimin & Les Kafilas ~ Tiada Berita ~