Yahya Andi Saputra
An All-Round Betawi Storyteller
As a sahibul hikayat (storyteller), Yahya Andi Saputra feels like an old friend who is keen to share stories. The 59-year-old recounts irony, jokes, tragedy and captivating joy.
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Yahya Andi Saputra
As a sahibul hikayat (storyteller), Yahya Andi Saputra feels like an old friend who is keen to share stories. The 59-year-old recounts irony, jokes, tragedy and captivating joy.
One night during Ramadan in the 1980s, Ahmad Sofyan Zahid\'s baritone voice was clearly heard by Yahya. The hikayat (folklore) told by Sofyan through a private radio broadcast amused Yahya until he fell asleep.
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