Eleven Songs On The FORTUNA Album Become The Initial Offering Of BAALE

Iqbaal Ramadhan as BAALE (Ivan Two Men/VOI)

JAKARTA - BAALE, the solo music project Iqbaal Ramadhan officially released its first full album with the title FORTUNA last week. This is a sign of his new adventure in music.

Iqbaal said the album PORTUNA clearly describes the character of his music, which in fact loved the work of Britpop bands in the 1990s.

"When I was in Coboy Junior, I got into it, the songs were the 1990s band. So, indeed these are the music I listen to," said Iqbaal Ramadhan during a press conference in Senayan, Central Jakarta on Wednesday, May 29.

BAALE is indeed Iqbaal's solo project, but he clearly carries the band concept, both during recording and in his future stage activities.

Meanwhile, FORTUNA began with the launch of three initial singles on April 19, namely Love Luka Sempurna, Fortuna, and Below the light.

In its cultivation, Iqbaal said that it only involves people who are known to be close. The reason is, he wants the resulting works to be in accordance with his wishes when he thinks about carrying BAALE.

BAALE's album PORTUNA, released on May 24, contains eleven songs by Iqbaal Ramadhan, with the help of Hendra Jaya Putra as producer and Lucky Sarwo as co-producer.

In addition, the work on the album FORTUNA also involved other musicians, such as Vincent Rompies, Randy Danistha, Rio Alief, Kafin Sulthan, Rey Tobink, Jozz Felix, Dinda Kamil, and Sesa Nasution.

Meanwhile, Ardi Gunawan (visual arts) and Lunarsaea (visual design) donated their work for artwork needs.