Bringing 31 Songs, Maliq & D'Essentials Leaks 20 Years Single Concert Details

Maliq N' D'Essentials - Northstar Entertainment (Tari/VOI)

JAKARTA - Maliq & D Essentials will hold a single concert to celebrate 20 years of work on May 14. They revealed the preparations made ahead of the big day.

"The preparation for the 20-year concert has reached 80 percent from floor to creative, stay friends of Maliq for rehearsals and rehearsals," said Drinna Munardy from Northstar Entertainment at a press conference today, Thursday, May 4 in South Jakarta.

Drinna said the concept of this concert would be adjusted to the wishes of Maliq personnel so that the set would be made different from festivals or other concerts.

"The concept of creative production from us is to hear more about what Maliq's friends want. As a promoter, we want to make the best stage for 20 years working in the Indonesian music industry," he said.

Widi, drummer and music director admitted that for the first time they performed 31 songs. Later these songs will be part of their debut album to their latest album, RAYA.

The first time performing is as many songs as this. There are some mainstay songs, songs that are rarely brought, songs that have never been played. Mixing so likes to ask questions on social media, the results are entered into the songlist," Widi said.

"So there are indeed songs that we specialize in using coreo to be a choreography. Usually, I like dancing, I'm already making up but they are all boys who are Javanese choreographers," said Indah, one of the vocalists.

Widi added that even though they had a career for 20 years, they felt many challenges when making this concert, one of which was physically arranged to appear for 2.5 hours with the appropriate flow.

At most, it's difficult to determine the flow. We have listed about 100 songs, like a lot, but a little. Many (songs) have been asked but can't be raised yet and there are markets that come, some old children know album one, some high school students know a new album, well, what about everyone's flow is happy. Physical flow is also how regular, not a total of 2.5 hours of Draggy, "explained Widi.

They also never made a setlist to appear so for the first time in years they compiled a setlist.

Finally, the compilation of the list (concert) D Essentials of Groove. We also made it because there is The Groove," he said again.

The excitement of Maliq & D Essentials will be summarized in the 20-year single concert which will be held on May 14, 2023 at JI EXPO Kemayoran, Jakarta. The promoter will sell additional tickets on Friday, May 5, 2023 through Loket.com and the BCA Mobile application.