> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.diskograf.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Explore Malaysian Songs and Music Credits on Diskograf

> Browse thousands of Malaysian songs with full production credits including composers, lyricists, producers, and performing artists.

Every song on Diskograf is more than just a title and a name — it's a complete record of who made it. From the composer who wrote the melody to the producer who shaped the final mix, Diskograf surfaces the full story behind Malaysian music, one song at a time.

## The Song Catalogue

The complete song listing lives at [diskograf.com/songs](https://diskograf.com/songs). From there you can:

* **Browse recent additions** — the listing surfaces newly added and updated songs, so frequent visitors can keep up with what the community has been contributing.
* **Use the search bar** — type a title or phrase to search across the entire catalogue. The search works from any page on the site, not just the song listing.

## Song Pages

Each song has its own dedicated page at `diskograf.com/song/{id}-{slug}`. For example: [diskograf.com/song/20926-tersakiti](https://diskograf.com/song/20926-tersakiti).

A song page brings together everything catalogued about that release:

| Field                    | Description                                                              |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Title**                | The song's canonical title, including non-Latin scripts where applicable |
| **Release Year**         | The year the song was released                                           |
| **Performing Artist(s)** | The artist or artists who recorded the song                              |
| **Record Label**         | The label that released it                                               |
| **Composer**             | Who wrote the music and melody                                           |
| **Lyricist**             | Who wrote the lyrics                                                     |
| **Producer**             | Who oversaw the recording                                                |
| **Related Songs**        | Other songs linked by shared credits or context                          |

## Actions on a song page

Published song pages provide contribution actions for signed-in members:

* **Suggest an edit** — open a section such as title, credits, release information, genres, labels, artwork, lyrics, notes, or links and suggest a correction.
* **Claim credit** — if your account is linked to an artist profile, select the roles you performed on the song.
* **Share** — copy the song's public URL or use the page's share control.

Edits are attributed to your account and recorded in the song's activity. New songs use the separate [Add a song](/contribute/adding-songs) flow and remain under review before they appear in the public catalogue.

### A Note on Non-Latin Titles

Some Malaysian songs have titles in Arabic script, Jawi, or other non-Latin writing systems. Diskograf stores these titles faithfully while using stable, ASCII-safe slugs in the URL so that every song has a reliable, shareable address regardless of the script used in the title.

## Credits Explained

Diskograf records each person under the role they performed on a song. The same person can have multiple roles on one song. For example, a singer-songwriter may be both the **Lead Performer**, **Composer**, and **Lyricist**.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Lead performer">
    The **Lead Performer** is the primary recording artist — the main voice or face of the song.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Writers">
    * **Composer** — writes the music, including the melody, chords, and musical structure.
    * **Lyricist** — writes the song's words.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Production">
    * **Producer** — leads the song or album project and oversees recording, personnel, finances, and delivery.
    * **Arranger** — shapes the musical parts and may also handle programming.
    * **Mixing Engineer** — blends the recorded elements into the final mix.
    * **Mastering Engineer** — finalizes the track for release.
    * **Recording** — captures the source performance at the best possible quality.
    * **Strings Arranger** — writes or shapes the ensemble string parts.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Musicians">
    * **Backing Vocals** — provides supporting vocals and choruses.
    * **Guitars** — plays guitar and other picked string instruments, such as ukulele, banjo, gambus, oud, bouzouki, or sitar.
    * **Bass** — plays bass, including fingered, slapped, picked, or fretless parts.
    * **Keys/Synths** — plays keyboard, piano, and keyboard-style instruments such as keytar, melodian, accordion, or harmonium.
    * **Drums** — plays the drum kit.
    * **Strings** — plays bowed string instruments such as violin, viola, cello, double bass, or erhu.
    * **Woodwinds** — plays instruments such as flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, pan flute, ocarina, or recorder.
    * **Brass/Horns** — plays or contributes to the brass and horn section, including trumpet, saxophone, trombone, French or English horn, and tuba.
    * **Percussions** — plays percussion instruments such as bongos, congas, cajón, or other percussion parts.
    * **Demo Singer** — records the preliminary vocal before the final vocal.
    * **Other Sessionist** — plays session instruments that do not fit another musician role.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Visual">
    * **Music Video** — directs, edits, or works on the music video crew.
    * **Artwork** — designs the cover artwork for a single or album.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

<Note>
  Every song page shows a selection of related songs at the bottom of the page. This is a quick way to keep exploring — related songs share credits, context, or style with the one you're looking at, and they often lead somewhere unexpected.
</Note>

If a song you're looking for isn't in the catalogue yet, you can help build the database. See [Adding Songs](/contribute/adding-songs) to learn how to contribute.
