Terima kaSIH, Alleycats, for forging unity

Stephanie Sta Maria
When they sing the invisible lines of race and creed fall away.

KUALA LUMPUR: Alleycats vocalist, David Arumugam, has a confession. His trademark shout of “ terima kaSIH” wasn’t born not of gratitude but because of pure fright.

It was 1981 and Alleycats was staging its first performance at Stadium Negara. The six-man band had just released its fourth album, “Alleycats 4” but were unaware, that unlike the first three albums, this one had become an overnight chart-topper.