Diperbarui: 16 Mar
THREE Arab brothers from Padang, West Sumatra, arrived in Batavia in the 1920s. They were all businessmen with abundant wealth, the result of their parents' inheritance and their business profits. However, their main mission in Batavia was not to do business, but to introduce Batavian citizens to Arabic distinctive musical and theatrical traditions.
“Apart from being business-minded, they, Sayid Idrus, Sayid Syehan, and Sayid Abubakar, were also artistic; they loved entertainment,” Mudrik bin Shahab told Historia. According to Mudrik, they belong to the bin Shahab clan. “They are still related to Ali Menteng.” Ali Menteng was a renowned journalist and a pioneering figure in Indonesia.
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