NasyidOS Discography

The open archive of Malaysian nasyid

Search nasyid songs, albums and credits from the cassette era to the digital era: who sang, who wrote and when it was released.

9 artists, 12 albums and 102 songs in the archive so far.

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Songs are classified by faith, worship and character, based on research into nasyid as a medium of dakwah, and by season such as Ramadan and Eid.

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Character (akhlaq)

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A short history of nasyid in Malaysia

From desert rhythms in religious schools to the charts and digital platforms.

  1. 1970s

    Graduates returning from the Middle East brought desert-style nasyid to religious schools. Groups such as Al-Mizan, Hidayah and Al-Jawahir began recording albums.

  2. 1980s

    RTM ran the national Nasyid competition, bringing nasyid to television screens across the country.

  3. 1991

    The National Nasyid Festival began under BHEAIS, now JAKIM, and was held 17 times until 2006.

  4. 1997

    Raihan emerged as the pioneer of contemporary nasyid. Their debut album Puji-Pujian reached 600,000 units in sales.

  5. 2004

    IKIM.fm launched the Carta Nasyid IKIM chart, later crowned by the Anugerah Nasyid IKIM awards.

  6. Today

    Old catalogues and new releases live on digital platforms. This archive tracks both, song by song.

Source: Ahmad Sahlan Abdul Hatim & Mohd Nizam Sahad (2020), "Nasyid Sebagai Wasilah Dakwah Dalam Kalangan Masyarakat Kontemporari", e-Jurnal Penyelidikan dan Inovasi KUIS, 7(2).

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Many nasyid albums from the 70s to the 90s are not on digital platforms. Share the details from your cassette or CD sleeve: song titles, singers, composers and lyricists. Editors review everything before it is published.

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