RAIHAN

Raihan in Arabic means “The Scent from Heaven”. Since 1966, Raihan carved its reputation as a pioneer in the nasyid and spiritual songs industry in Malaysia. 700,000 of their debut album, Puji-Pujian was sold and this broke the record of best selling album in history of Malaysian music.

To date, 1.5 million Raihan’s six solo albums and a couple of compilation albums were sold in Malaysia and world wide.

As a respected spiritual music ambassador, Raihan was performed not only in Malaysia, but also in Europe. This dynamic group has collaborated with various prominent and influential artiste including Ustaz Amaluddin Napiah and also Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens).

After their leader, the late Azhari Ahmad passed away in 29 September 2001, Raihan continues their journey with four members including Nazrey Johani, Che Amran Idris, Abu BAkar Md. Yatim, and Amran Ibrahim, under the Warner Music Malaysia label.

Raihan has won many music awards especially during the Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) Malaysia. Among the awards are:

AIM 1998
Best New Artiste, Best Nasyid Album, Best Vocal Performance (Group), Album of the Year Puji-Pujian.

AIM 1999
Best Nasyid Album, Best Vocal Performance (Group) and Anugerah Kembara.

AIM 2002
Best Vocal Performace (group) for Demi Masa album which Raihan won the special distribution rights in Thailand collaborating with Green Media Record.

AIM 2004
Best Nasyid Album for Gema Alam album.