JAKARTA - When they entered the venue, thousands of faces of the audience of the Tutur Batin Performance from Yura Yunita looked stunned and amazed, as if they had just entered a sacred room.
Yura's concert, which is rooted in her third album, Tutur Batin, has no denying her magical power. Art and technical aspects, from vocal engineering, musical to visual arrangements, dress up to one under the sparkling light and inner connections between the performer and his fans.
Yura and her audience were closely intertwined, as if the distance separating the audience from one of the largest soloists in Indonesia was lost on stage.
Produced by Merakit and AdaMedia, the Batin Tutur Performance which was held on June 9 at East Java Expo, Surabaya, and June 16 at Indoor Tennis Senayan, Jakarta, is a special collaboration between the two promoters.
"In addition to maintaining the sacredness of this concert audio and visually, we also maintain the comfort of the audience so that they get a good impression after returning from the Tutur Batin Show," said Arry Ardhian H. as Commissioner and Muhammad Akbaryadi as CEO of AdaMedia.
And this performance also felt like an experience that washed his soul spiritually. From the start, Yura appeared in front of the audience with traditional fabrics that became her trademark, she represented today's Diva Indonesia and also a close friend who was ready to accompany her listeners in laughter and tears. Her deep connection with the listener is a strength of Yura that many artists do not have at her prestige level. This event felt like a nostalgic reunion between thousands of closest friends who let go of longing, with Yura as the central point of this beautiful emotional outlet.
There is a magical effect that cannot be explained from the mixing of traditional and modern elements in this performance. The audience is often amazed by the instruments and choreography shown, especially when "Neng Yura" opens his concert by singing sinden tones with traditional music.
The balance between Yura's relatability and her stage charisma is the reason many music audiences have named Yura as a modern day Diva - A musician who represents the new generation and form of a Female Superstar who is easy to admire and idolize, but also feels like a friend who is very identified with the heart of the listener.
From joy, sadness, romance, to grief, all feelings can be felt in this show, like the emotional rollercoaster the performer and the listeners ride.
However, the most touching and most lively atmosphere of the audience was when Yura took her mother on stage and duet in the song Jalan Pulang. It turned out that the song was inspired when Yura was on her way to Umrah with her mother. Yura's love and emotion will suddenly surround the whole room.
Not to forget, Yura also respects her mentor, the late Glenn Fredly, by performing songs that have a feature of the legend, Love and Secret. The moment became one of the times when the soloist shed tears, and the audience could not hold back their tears.
Audiences are highly treated by traditional nuances that are thick, evident from the visual LED screen on stage, dances from DSOUL Dance Company, to traditional woven costumes worn by everyone. The kebaya worn was the result of Ayung Berinda's design, a well-known traditional fabric designer from Bandung.
This Tutur Batin show is like proof of Yura's singularity as the unorthodox 'Diva'. Many musicians can entertain the audience on stage, but only a handful can embrace thousands of people with their stories and voices.
After being released in October 2021, the album Tutur Batin has been listened to more than 250 million times since its release on the Spotify streaming platform. This is a sign that Yura's relatability will be further with listeners in Indonesia, even in neighboring countries such as Malaysia and the Philippines where the songs push the charts of these countries.
"Hopefully this concert can be a reminder, even though the days are tough, we will continue to walk, care for, grow, continue to process into the best version of ourselves, and together celebrate the imperfections of all of us at this Tutur Batin Show," said Yura about her concert.
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