Yes, I am not feeling good this afternoon...back, stomach and head ache. It's that time of the month.....I guess writing gives the comfort I was looking for....
I left work to get some rest at home and slept for almost 3 hours after taking paracetamol. Tiba-tiba malam ni ilham pun menjelma semasa layan a few video clips on You Tube. Cakra Khan this is your lucky day.
Get a headphone. Plug it in. Close your eyes. Just listen to this song.
Credit to My Music Record and You Tube
Lepas tu you boleh bukak mata la...
Frankly speaking I was very skeptical of this guy called Cakra Khan...What Chaka Khan? Yeah I know her...but my sister who introduced me to Cakra Khan said,"No, he's Indonesian and you should listen to this particular song." So I agreed and listened and said, "Ok laaaa....". And I forgot about Cakra Khan.
Until my other half asked me about Cakra Khan last night that I decided to LISTEN to the song recommended by my sister a year ago. Setiap perkataan terakhir dalam bait-bait lagu di ulang guna for the next bait.Okay jugak tu....lain sikit.
How Indonesia can produce such talented artist are beyond my thoughts. As it is, there are hundreds of Indonesian artist flooded our music scenes. Each and everyone of them has individual talent which is uniquely theirs; musical and lyrical. Otherwise they cannot make it long in this fast expanding music industry.
I like Afgan too but his voice is different from Cakra Khan. I love Once ex-Dewa. His voice also gives me the goosebumps. I can give you many other examples of Indonesian artist who are uniquely different one from another....Judika, Tompi, Malliq,...on and on and on...
Not much history of this pure Indonesian looking guy which I came across in Wiki. Cakra Konta Paryaman whose stage name is Cakra Khan was born on 27 February 1992. He started his music career 2 years ago with the release of this song and both became an instant hit.
But bila dengar lagu dia ni ( I belum nak dengar lagu dia yang lain because don't want to spoil the mood), with his raspy voice ranged to perfection blended well with the melody. Yes, I understand why my sister recommended me to listen to Cakra Khan. She knows my taste..always looking for originality in a song. Memang lagu-lagu dari Indonesia ni sangat lain and every time they will come up with better music arrangements. They evolve and they get better....that's what I call talent. Everyone of us have talent but it's how you bring it out....time? money? opportunity? hard work? Yes, I admit memang I suka lagu-lagu Indonesia sebab melodynya bersesuaian dengan kehendak I masa ini. I am a very sensitive person in the inside just like their lyrics. I look strong on the outside just as strong as their melody. And I have feelings just like the singer himself.....we make the song real....kan kan kan....Why should I lie to myself? Kalau suka mengaku suka...hhhaaaa....
I have been saving this for a while and now I am sharing my #1 favorite Indonesian artist with you. Maliq & d'Essential is a jazz and soul musician/band from Jakarta, Indonesia. They combined both english and bahasa indonesian in most of their songs.
This band/group was introduced to me by a friend 6 years ago and their songs are the only song I listen in my car. You ride with me, you ride along with Maliq and d'Essentials. I do not play other songs unless my other half said he wants to listen to another artist.
I collected most of their CDs during my trips to Bali and Bandung but still could not get hold of their first album, simply titled as '1st'. But thank you to You Tube,...yang jauh dapat di dekatkan...hahaha....I have so many favourites but let me just share a few. For other videos you can search on You Tube la....
Sampai Kapan (featuring Camelia) - Credit to You Tube and Indosan.
Itu Adanya - Credit to You Tube and 0345district
Menikmati Cinta - Credit to You Tube and iliveibreath.
They do not have an official video for the above songs but I hope you'll enjoy them anyway.
The name MALIQ itself is an acronym from Music And Live Instrument Quality. They have performed in Penang, Malaysia during an International Jazz Festival and a RM98 ticket a piece for a free standing concert in Kuala Lumpur...Haih, free standing? Akak dah tak larat nak terkinja-kinja menari....at this age I am more of a lazy listener. Lepak kat pub ke kat bar...minum cocktail ke, coffee ke while listening to Maliq live. Bila tu,...entah lah.
One thing I
notice from each of Maliq's performance, they always put more
twists and explore their music. The older the song, the better
improvisation they do in their performance. That's a sign of a great
band and great performer.
Yum, yum.....it's been while kan.....ada byk lagu nak update but I do not have enough time. Most times both kids uses my note book for their own personal reasons. So I started reading again and recently I complete 2 malay books by up coming author, Evelyn Rose.
This piece of song I discovered in her book, 13 jam A380.Simply love the book and the song. I have never heard of Caro Emerald before this book and her songs are mostly jazz. She is a Dutch and this song was the most played song in The Netherlands in 2010.
You can check out the official video on You Tube but I much prefer the live version. You will know when they are good or not.
Credit to You Tube and SzigetOfficial
Checkout the bald guy on trumpet...cutenyeeee.....Cun la lagunya. It has that 40's, 50's feel. Bila dengar lagu ni then terbayan-bayang scene dalam buku tu. Kena je dengan jalan cerita. The lyrics fitted well with what Hana Sofea was experiencing at that time and place...
This is among my all time favorites. All time favoraite in my dictionary means no matter what, you will never get bored listening to this song. This song is so smooth and silky. They don't do ballads like this anymore for sure!
Melvin Edmonds, Kevon Edmonds and Keith Mitchell form the group After 7. They had their share of success but later broke up. Kevon, your voice was simply awesome.
Merayu dan mendayu...the lyrics ohhhhhooo....... mabuk cinta la katakan...hanyut......Classic love song. Bring back memories. I wish I could go back in time. ANOTHER banger that puts a smile on my face everytime i hear this song....and when you say
something like that..that's when you know you're getting old!!!
What I would not give for a man to say these words to me.....oops, did I said it out loud? hehehehehh....Below are the lyrics to this song.
I'll give you the sun, the rain, the moon, the stars and the mountains
I'll give you the world and all that you wish for
And even more, girl, I love you more than you could know
And that's for sure
I'd climb the highest hill, cross the widest sea
Nothin' could discourage me
And I pray that you'll be always there for me
Forevermore....
Ready or not
I'll give you everything and more
All that I've got, it's yours
I'll give you everything
All that you're looking for
I'll give you my heart, my soul, my time my love is a fountain
I will be your earth and all that you need for and even more
'Cause girl I love you more than words can show
My love is pure
I'll, I'll walk a thousand miles sail a thousand seas
Nothin' will discourage me
And I pray that you will be always there for me
Forevermore....
Ready or not
I'll give you everything and more
All that I've got
I'll give you everything
All that you're looking for
Everything is not anything
If you're not here to share my dreams
You don't know what it means to me
If you'll accept my love
I dedicate my love, my soul
My heart beats for you
Girl I can't get enough so I'll wait for your love
There's nothin that I'd rather do
Ready or not
I'll give you everything and more
All that I've got
I'll give you everything, all that you're looking for
Ready or not
I'll give you everything and more
All that I've got
I'll give you everything
All that you're looking for
I am proud to introduce Dato' Shake, a Malaysian artist who started his international singing career in France. Ooo Yaa you can talk in French to me the whole night babe!!!
Check out the video clip. Gosh he is soooo gorgeous nya.....!
Credit to You Tube and Wanz1111
Flashing his beautiful white teeth and seducing smile melted me and made me smile along, shaking left to right and bouncing in bed. Make me wanna slap him on the face....hihihi..... Hmmmm...reminded me of Don Johnson during his Miami Vice years.!!!!hahahaha..
Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad Bahkbereh was born in 1950 known as Dato' Shake came from a family with musical background. He travelled to London in 1973 to expand his musical career, before settling down in Paris, France to try his luck of becoming an artist. He later secure a label and "Tu sais je t'aime" (You know I love you) was his first single release. Noted as the first Asian singer who sings in French.
STOP! Lets stop here....I want to only remember the young Dato Shake.
