Anita Sarawak and Yelle

Dua Kali Lima was Malaysian singer Anita Sarawak's first film. In this clip, Sarawak and Dewi Asiah gracefully sing and dance in the kitchen as they make dinner and set the table, occasionally placing bowls on each other's heads for fun. The domestic scene reminds me of both Yelle and Laurence and Hélène's videos for À cause des garçons.

We wrote about French pop sensation Yelle last March, just as she was about to tour the U.S. These days she's touring Australia and will star in a short on La Collection, a show on Canal+ that seeks to help aspiring directors by giving them the opportunity to make a short film that then becomes one of the episodes. Yelle's going to play the role of a prostitute in "Une pute en un poussin."

But back to Anita Sarawak. She's had a long illustrious career and is still giving concerts in Malaysia. Here she does a cover of her hit from the '70s, Kini Telah Tiba. This song exemplifies what I love about contemporary Malaysian pop: the Arab sound that runs through it and the sort of cutesy melody that manages to not sound stupid. Plus she looks great and couldn't be one iota more mellow!