Kamahl: Hey Hey it's the same old rubbish

Kamahl, one of Australia's first whinging Indian immigrants.

Check out Kamahl's new single "I was a mate of Don Bradman"

Kamahl is the name which, for over four decades, has identified the music and unique voice of a man who is one of the most sensational recording stars in Australian history. This is his inspiring and heart-warming story.

When he arrived in Adelaide from Malaysia as a Tamil Hindu schoolboy in 1953, after a tormented childhood under Japanese occupation, he was a black in an alien white country. A lone teenager speaking poor English, totally unfamiliar with Western music and his only skills were those on the sports fields.

Shyly, he learned to sing, from pop to the classics, inspired by other great black artists such as Nat King Cole, Paul Robeson and William Warfield, all of whom he met. He survived by agility and luck, outwitting the Immigration Department and the "White Australia Policy", which wanted him deported. Kamahl was protected mainly with the loyalty of his mentor and friend, Rupert Murdoch.

He always swam against the tide, acquiring along the way a reputation for toughness and arrogance which was a shield against the feelings of racial inferiority which have haunted him throughout his life. He cheerfully took career gambles as few others have done, audaciously hiring the London Palladium to star himself, twice playing Carnegie Hall in New York, and arriving as an unknown in Europe with a hit about an elephant that made him a star there.

The story of his life, which took him from a child in the cow paddocks of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to being a performer able to count among his friends some of the great and mighty, is one of the most extraordinary adventures in show business... from being bombed in Malaysia to a sometimes turbulent, but enduring marriage in Australia, to making and losing a fortune, and making it again. His philanthropy along the way is legend, and for it he was made a Member of the Order of Australia.

Far be it from me wrote:

Kamahl, one of Australia's first whinging Indian immigrants.

Far be it from me,one of Australia's biggest winging troll.

So, Kamahl, a black Tamil, is outraged that indians are taking off a black american group?
Interesting...is he outraged that they are indians or they are australians?

Tone Deaf wrote:

Check out Kamahl's new single "I was a mate of Don Bradman"

Kamahl has been the butt of jokes in Australia for the past 4 decades, and will continue to be so because he is a pathetic, talentless loser.

TBA wrote:

So, Kamahl, a black Tamil, is outraged that indians are taking off a black american group?
Interesting...is he outraged that they are indians or they are australians?

No, he is outraged that a cartoon of him appeared during the segment, so much so he is threatening legal action. LOL

Far be it from me wrote:

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No, he is outraged that a cartoon of him appeared during the segment, so much so he is threatening legal action. LOL

Didn't see that, but he was interviewed on a show this morning. Basically, he is just sensitive about being black. After all this time, you'd think he'd be used to it, or would choose to live in a country where everyone is black.

Music lover wrote:

<quoted text>Far be it from me,one of Australia's biggest winging troll.

That means so much coming from an unregistered, ISP hiding troll like you, d!p$h!t!.

Why are people so unkind??

Music lover wrote:

Kamahl is the name which, for over four decades, has identified the music and unique voice of a man who is one of the most sensational recording stars in Australian history. This is his inspiring and heart-warming story.
When he arrived in Adelaide from Malaysia as a Tamil Hindu schoolboy in 1953, after a tormented childhood under Japanese occupation, he was a black in an alien white country. A lone teenager speaking poor English, totally unfamiliar with Western music and his only skills were those on the sports fields.
Shyly, he learned to sing, from pop to the classics, inspired by other great black artists such as Nat King Cole, Paul Robeson and William Warfield, all of whom he met. He survived by agility and luck, outwitting the Immigration Department and the "White Australia Policy", which wanted him deported. Kamahl was protected mainly with the loyalty of his mentor and friend, Rupert Murdoch.
He always swam against the tide, acquiring along the way a reputation for toughness and arrogance which was a shield against the feelings of racial inferiority which have haunted him throughout his life. He cheerfully took career gambles as few others have done, audaciously hiring the London Palladium to star himself, twice playing Carnegie Hall in New York, and arriving as an unknown in Europe with a hit about an elephant that made him a star there.
The story of his life, which took him from a child in the cow paddocks of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to being a performer able to count among his friends some of the great and mighty, is one of the most extraordinary adventures in show business... from being bombed in Malaysia to a sometimes turbulent, but enduring marriage in Australia, to making and losing a fortune, and making it again. His philanthropy along the way is legend, and for it he was made a Member of the Order of Australia.

I wasn't aware until now that this was a thread about Kamahl's history. Interesting story, but still..

Far be it from me wrote:

<quoted text> No, he is outraged that a cartoon of him appeared during the segment, so much so he is threatening legal action. LOL

The thing with Kamahl is, he was happy enough to be on Hey Hey continuously back in the good old days, and take the money for it, and there were no whinges from him then. If the things said genuinely up-set him he could have said so and not appeared on the show at all. But he played along with the ribbing and gave some back in kind as well. Australians supported him by buying his records and he was well respected as a "nice man" and for his singing abilities. So what's changed now?

SUPERIOR OZZY wrote:

Thanks for voting! Has political correctness gone too far? Yes 90.85%(5906 votes) No 9.15%(595 votes)
Total votes: 6501 Just what I thought. 90% of the noise is being made by 10% of the trolls I mean people.

Now now SA, you should know that the Rules According to Garp" (Pig) are, when you post a Poll result you MUST post the link to the Poll. A link to the story is not good enough, it MUST be the link to the Poll window. And you didn't even post a link at all, to anything!!! That should make him cry for a week! I wonder what punishment from the resident Poll Police is in store for you???

Gottaliv wrote:

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The thing with Kamahl is, he was happy enough to be on Hey Hey continuously back in the good old days, and take the money for it, and there were no whinges from him then. If the things said genuinely up-set him he could have said so and not appeared on the show at all. But he played along with the ribbing and gave some back in kind as well. Australians supported him by buying his records and he was well respected as a "nice man" and for his singing abilities. So what's changed now?

thanks baby for your generous support.

TBA wrote:

Why are people so unkind??

don't ask me pal.....

Far be it from me wrote:

Kamahl, one of Australia's first whinging Indian immigrants.

Chinaal hehehehe

Kamahl? can he become The Governor General of Australia?
PLENTY MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT.

Gottaliv can become The Governor General of environment?

Superior Aussie can become The Governor general of INDIA.Because he loves Indian community.hehehe

Music lover wrote:

<quoted text>Far be it from me,one of Australia's biggest winging troll.

a troll with wings or just broken English? hehehe