JAKARTA - Afgan marked 18 years of his career journey in the music industry with a concert titled Retrospektif: The Concert. Held at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on Saturday, July 17, this show was special.
Solo concerts are often a personal moment to be remembered by a musician and his fans. The same happened yesterday, Afgan celebrated it with totality.
At the show he brought about 30 songs from various music catalogs. He also surprised with special guests on stage, namely Petra Sihombing, Mahalini and Kris Dayanti as collaborators.
The singer who is synonymous with his glasses opened the night with Misteri Dunia, material from his latest album Retrospektif. Immediately lively from the start, Afgan showed his capacity as a high-class performer.
On stage, he also revealed a story that surprised fans. He admitted that he had lost his voice a few days before the concert. This also made him panic.
"Two weeks ago I lost my voice, guys. I can't talk. And I really just sang it on Wednesday, the concert was on Saturday," said Afgan in front of thousands of spectators.
As a singer, he certainly tries his best to give the best results. However, he apologized to the audience if it did not go smoothly.
"Even though tonight I'm not perfect, I'll just give one hundred million percent of myself. Whatever it is I'll give. I'm sorry if it's not perfect," he said.
Almost two decades of work, Afgan has recorded a series of hits that are not missing from the set list that night. Love Two Hearts, Bring My Love, Sadis, Not Love Biasaserta Thank You Love became the footsteps of the career journey of this Jakarta-based singer.
In addition to sharing love, there was also a deep sadness felt at the venue that night. Afgan remembered his friend, Vidi Aldiano, with a song titled Sampai Jumpa. He wrote the song and dedicated it to one of the talents loved in Indonesia.
In addition, the duet with Petra Sihombing in the song Tak Ada Rencana, then Sadis with Mahalini, and the medley Kamu yang Kutunggu-Percayalah with Kris Dayanti became memorable moments for fans. Even though he has now spread his wings to the international arena, there is no warmer welcome than at home. And the audience who attended the JCC proved it.
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