About
Active Period
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Genre
Music — Military
Subgenre
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Geographic Location
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Abdullah Bin Ahmad
About
Conductor of the Band of the Singapore Infantry Regiment.
“A former cabaret trumpeter, Capt. Abdullah bin Ahmad was bitten by the music bug during the Japanese occupation. He pursued this road and joined the SAF as a recruit bandsman in 1953…” [Straits Times, 29 May 1971, p.6]
Genre
Music — Military
Dates
Birth Date:
–
Death Date:
–
Last Active Date (Active Till):
1953
Debut Date (Active From):
1973
Troupe Role (hasRole)
| Role Title | Role Description |
|---|---|
| No troupe role information recorded. | |
Character (performed)
| Character | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| – | – |
Other Work (hasWork)
| Work Title | Work Type | Work Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Bell (1969) | Recording | – |
| Decca (1969) | Recording | – |
| UAR (1970-1973) | Recording | – |
Routes
| Departure Date | From | Arrival Date | To | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No routes information recorded. | ||||
Support (hasSupport)
| Supporter Name | Type of Support | Support Description |
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| No support information recorded. | ||
Associated Performance(s)
No associated performance recorded.
Media
No media recorded.
Sources
Straits Times, 29 May 1971, p.6
Contributor
Last Updated on:
April 15, 2026 at 8:11 pm
Contributors:
Ross Laird
To Cite:
, and Laird, RossRoss Laird.
2025. “Captain A. Abdullah“. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
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British Malaya (1826-1941)
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1959–1963: Singapore Self-Governance and Malaya Independence
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
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Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
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Dance — Ronggeng
Theatre — Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
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Colonial and Empire Networks
Music — Western Classical
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
English theatre
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Circus
Tight rope dance
Oceania and Pacific Islands, pre-Federation Australasia (1835–1899)
Oceania and Pacific Islands, pre-Federation Australasia (Up to 1899)
1835–1867: British Straits Settlements and Colonial Expansion
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Colonial and Empire Networks
Acrobatics
Circus
Revue or Variety — Animal Acts
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Circus
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
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Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
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Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
1957–1965: Federation of Malaya and Formation of Malaysia
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Music
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
Singapore, Post-Independence (1965 onwards)
1957–1965: Federation of Malaya and Formation of Malaysia
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