This Is The Reason The T'Koes Band Is Prohibited From Playing Koes Plus Songs

T'Koes band tribute Koes Plus, which is now prohibited from performing songs belonging to the legendary music group. (Instagram/@tkoes_ig)

JAKARTA - Agusta Dwi Susanto Marzali, the frontman of the band TKoes who is the tribute band Koes Plus, expressed his willingness to no longer play Koes Plus songs, according to the request of the extended family of Koes Plus.

As for the ban, Agusta is still guessing. He did not know exactly what was behind the statement from the big family of Koes Plus uploaded by Sari Koeswoyo last week.

However, Agusta estimates that the video he uploaded on Facebook is the reason for the ban.

"We suspect that the video on my Facebook," said Agusta Dwi Susanto Marzali at a press conference in Ampera, South Jakarta on Tuesday, September 27.

In the video, Agusta is talking with members of the TNI who will retire. He said the video, which lasted almost two minutes, was just a casual video chat with a person he called a senior.

However, the video had mentioned the name Koes Plus by the retired TNI. Agusta himself did not really understand what his senior was referring to.

"It was a casual conversation between senior TNI officials and their juniors, we as T'Koes personnel. At that time he motivated us to work hard to the maximum. So, when he spoke, we paid attention and wanted to learn," said Agusta.

After a long silence, he spontaneously said 'But don't be like Koes Plus. The kids are like an asset'. In the video, we don't really clear what he said. However, we as juniors respect seniors talking, "he continued.

Agusta also explained that his response to retired TNI was a tribute to the interlocutor. He said there was no intention to demean Koes Plus.

"We say the word 'Yes' because we as juniors are listening to our seniors. T'Koes continues to learn to be entertaining. We performed songs that were not only by Koes Plus, but there were songs from other bands," concluded Agusta Dwi Susanto Marzali.