朱比賽在1907年生於荷屬東印度蘇門答臘西岸(荷蘭語:Sumatra's Westkust)科克堡(Fort de Kock,今印尼西蘇門答臘省武吉丁宜,位處米南加保高原(英語:Minangkabau Highlands)),是家中長子,有2個弟弟和3個妹妹[1]。His mother died when he was seven years old. He attended a Dutch school but had no interest in academic studies. His involvement with music started when he was introduced to the Solfa music system by a teacher. A primary-school classmate subsequently taught him how to make and play a flute, and in middle school, he learned to play the guitar and drums from fellow students and the keroncong group he was involved in.(?)
^Haron A Rahman; Nuryati Duriat. The quiet man who makes lasting music. The Strait Times (Singapore: The Straits Times Press). 1983-10-18 [2014-07-13](English).引文使用過時參數coauthors (幫助) 引文格式1維護:未識別語文類型 (link)