a new concert experience
February 27, 2011My colleagues and I were talking about Maher Zain’s concert in KL over lunch and it got me thinking; what on earth would you wear to an Islamic concert? Obviously, you can’t turn up in a tube dress or anything that you’d wear to a Beyonce concert!
So I tweeted about this.
And a couple hours later, got an email from a blog reader asking me if I knew anyone who wanted to buy her tickets.
OH. MY. GOD.
I have been wanting to go to MZ’s concert so badly but didn’t get to buy his tickets. So of course I jumped at this opportunity. This is why I love being a blogger!!! It’s fate!
Thank you very much, you know who you are π
So I went today. And I wore a Manique kaftan.
Not my usual “concert” outfit, but this was a nice change!
I am in LOVE with this kaftan. Fits perfectly and the colour omgggg. You can get this and also a purple one on FV.
So, off I went, excited to see Maher Zain.
The concert was definitely a different experience. There was no dancing, no excessive cheering, everyone was well-behaved and just enjoying the catchy Islamic tunes. Well except for the occasional “I LOVE YOU MAHER ZAIN” declarations coming from behind us.
It was in Stadium Malawati and boy, was it hot! I sat next to this one lady who kept fanning herself with those hand fans, and I kept leaning towards her to steal some wind from her fan. Ahhhhh nice. π Perfect seats I had! It was 2nd row from the front!! Couldn’t ask for more. It was such a clear view that I could see Maher Zain’s pores.
I gotta say, though, my friends who went yesterday were raving about how awesome his concert was yesterday so I pretty much was expecting mind-blowing stuff from him. But I was SLIGHTLY disappointed. He missed some lines and had to redo a couple of songs. And after that, I think he lost spirit because he looked very disappointed and tired. My friend thought it was the band who couldn’t keep up with him. I just think he was just too awesome yesterday so he was pretty tired tonight. Don’t know what yesterday’s crowd did to him!
Despite that, he sang well. At the end, he sang InsyaAllah in Malay! Definitely knows how to charm the Malaysians π My favourite song of his is Barakallah. Heard it at a wedding and I play it almost everyday now cos it’s so catchy!
And he had some other opening acts who were sooo good. I love this one guy now; Irfan Makki from Canada. You should definitely YouTube him up. My favourite song from him is Mubrak.
I’m very thankful for these kind of Islamic singers now. People always associate nasyid with the identical clothing, people lining up in a row clasping hands together and swaying. But with Maher Zain who charmed the world with his contemporary nasyids, and now so many other hip Islamic singers, us younger generation definitely take notice and find ourselves humming their songs every once in a while.
I know my MOM is very thankful for Maher Zain. I actually came home just now at midnight and instead of the usual “WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS”, she just went “Hi sayang, how was the concert?” with a sweet smile. Haha. This Maher Zain guy is powerful, man!
I took a moment to read the lyrics of Maher Zain’s songs, and my God, I’ve never read such beautiful lyrics. They really made me think about Islam and how we have to answer to God when we get the calling from Him. Suddenly, everything else seems so petty.
i was at his concert yesterday night! π
he was just awesome! maybe he was all penat for his second night but seriously, he was so awesome that me & my friends didn’t mind being his back up singers though our seats were nun jauh di hujung tanjung sana. semangat much we were. hehe!
I was at the same concert and I saw you. You and Dean ( it’s dean kan.. kalau I tak silap hehehe) were speed walking in front of me ( i was seated on the front row at the other end of the dewan from yours, and i go.. “OMG, it’s Vivy !!!” Nak bangun kejar pun tak sempat.. terlalu amazed hehe… you looked so cute in that Manique Caftan.
wow tak tido lagi at this hour! good nite vivy
You look beautiful, Beek! Loving the kaftan. x
ooh. I enjoy his song InsyaAllah though. too bad the concert wasn’t as great as u expected. apparently he once worked with Lady Gaga!!! =/
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i love maher zain!!! my favourite song also Baraka Allahu Lakuma!!! all his song damn nice! π
i didn’t go to his concert this time coz i am on a tight budget. But i went to his showcase and charity dinner last year when he came to malaysia 4 the first time… hahaha 2 doses of MZ in a week that time. For the showcase in auditorium MBSA, my seat was 6th row from the front. yup, can see his pores too though not too obvious hahaha my kids love his songs too. Now i have to look for his latest platinum album. my kids (and myself) have been bugging me for one.
You look very pretty as always!
Oh am so jealous (in a good way) that you get to see Maher Zain! He has a very beautiful voice and the lyrics to his songs are empowering π xx
Vivy,
I love that Irfan Maki song. hahahha and its actually Mabrouk la darling and i think the meaning is congrats in arabic, sorry if i get it wrong tho.
terkejut baca entry ni sbb i can see my hands up there. hahahhahha tak sangka i was begitu bersemangat. but yeah, the picture shows T_T
i LOVE barakallah too! one of my first favourite songs when i first heard his songs π i didnt know it was doa for wedding hehe
i’m totally agree with miss izzah :-)…btw V, your mom is really cute, hehehehhe…
i’m still not on the Maher Zain bandwagon..but i must say that caftan looks gorgeous on you! U rawk it better than the FV model! i tell u babe…u should be modelling clothes on FV! serious!
shes the boss. she cant be doing all the stuffs! hehehehe
I am not a muslim, but I sent my daugther to a nursery which next to this Al-Thaffiz kinder,and actually all the kakaks at her nursery are muslim, and lately I notice everytime this Insha Allah song on air,she’d stop all her activities and listens to it. So cute of her π
I think the huge turn out on Saturday concert made him more excited hence forgetting few lines maybe?
Had to admit that it was an awesome performance from him (vocal wise) and my 18 months baby was rocking away to his tunes eventhough it was heaty inside the stadium.Nasib baik ada kakak sebelah offer kipas.I think the organiser gave out hand fan kan? Ke I tak dapat sebab lambat?
By the way, met you at a fashion event last month.took a picture with you.It’s here http://www.phatdivamama.com/2011/01/new-year-new-look-munawwarah-fashion.html
Salam.
HI Vivy,
I couldn’t find the purple caftan on FV? Is it available?
soleil_m: hahah glad you and your friends enjoyed the concert!
husna: you sawww?! yeah i was walking fast cos i didn’t want to block anyone’s view!
tobby: yeah i’m an owl these days
boot: thank you boot!! i miss you, come back pls.
RS: insyaallah’s a pretty awesome song π i think he worked with Red One who worked with Lady Gaga… not sure if he worked directly with her..maybe!
abby: i know! hard to pick a favourite!
n.i.: that’s amazing that your kids like maher zain!
nazneen: it’s ok! there’ll be a next time insyaallah π
lilredfarah: oh yeah mabrouk! haha where’s your hand?!
izzah: definitely one of my wedding songs nanti!
ija: hahah i think my mom is cute too, like opah!
delia: but he’s so goood!! hehe thank you for the compliment :))
msu: “Boss” has to work the hardest! hehe
mommy: awww your daughter’s so cute! bless her.
PDM: hi!!!! i know, i’m so thankful for the lady next to me who had a fan. hehe
ally: gott!! here’s the link –> http://www.fashionvalet.net/Manique-Moroccan-Embroidered-Kaftan-in-Purple/q?pid=1005&doit=order
VV, do hop to this website, it has great articles! something all of us can relate to and learn from..
http://sharifahyasmin.blogspot.com/