Kopratasa is a male vocal trio in Malaysia, established in 1985. Members of the group are Sani Sudin, Usop (Mohd. Yusof Ahmad), Siso (Syed Indra Syed Omar). One of the initiators of the creation of the group was the playwright Dinsman.Muhammad Colmann Abdullah. “Kopratasa Selepas 30 tahun” – “Pentas”, Dis. 2012, p. 10 They perform their own songs with the lyrics based on the poetry of the popular Malay poets (Usman Awang, A. Samad Said, J. M. Aziz, Abdul Aziz H. M., Latiff Mohidin, Siti Zaleha Hashim, T. Alias Taib, Khalid Salleh and others.).Kopratasa. - Pogadaev, V. Malay world (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore). Lingua-Cultural Dictionary. Moscow: “Eastern Book”, 2012, p. 322
The first songs were influenced by the Malaysian veteran singer M. Nasir, who helped the group to produce the first discs. Altogether the group released more than 10 albums. The signature of the group is the song “Do you still remember?” (), written by Sani Sudin.Siti Rohayah Attan. "Kopratasa - uji sentuhan M. Nasir". - Utusan Malaysia, 9/11/2003 Sani Sudin and Usop also have solo albums - Sani: “Coffee and Bread” (1993) and “In the Jungle Works” (1997); Usop: "Towards Eternity" (1990).
The group was inactive in 1989–1996. In 1997, it announced its dissolution, but a year later was reunited.Rosli Manah. "Kopratasa - bersatu kerana lagu puisi". - "Utusan Malaysia", 4.1.1999 However, the latest album, released under the name of Kopratasa in 2016 “Kopratasa - 'Mathnavi' Rumi” contains songs performed by only two of its members: Sani Sudin and Usop.Abd. Aziz Itar. “Kopratasa lagukan puisi Rumi” - “Utusan Malaysia”, 21 Februari 2016
Discography Surrender to fate (Keringat Dalam Pasrah, 1987) Key (Kunci, 1988) Episode 3 (Episod 3, 1989) Night fidelity (Sesetia Malam, 1996) Pleasure (Nikmat, 1997) Anthology (Antologi, 1998). Best Of Kopratasa (2001) Nobility (Mulia, 2003) Kopratasa is still threesome ... and toothy "(Kopratasa Masih Bertiga ... Tetap Berbisa, 2006) Kopratasa, 'Mathnawi' Rumi (2016)
Awards The song “Dondang Mustik” (The Jewel Song) was included in the short list at the contest for the best song of the year 2000 conducted by the TV-3 company.
See also KOPRATASA. Masih kah kau ingat (1987)
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