Oleh Nor Fadzilah Baharudin
PADA masa ini tidak dapat dinafikan Mawi merupakan seorang penyanyi yang cukup bertuah. Baru setahun bertapak dalam industri, pelbagai kejayaan yang diraih olehnya selain muncul dengan tiga album antaranya Best Of Mawi dan Yang Tercinta. Dia juga dipilih menjadi duta beberapa produk.Bagi meraikan ulang tahunnya yang pertama dalam industri, Mawi diberi kesempatan mengadakan konsert solo pertama yang merupakan konsert besar-besaran bagi dirinya.
Belum pernah lagi juara Akademi Fantasia diberi peluang sebegitu dan Mawi satu-satunya juara AF yang bertuah.
Selain itu, keistimewaan Konsert Fantasia Mawi yang dianjurkan oleh Maestro dengan Alliance Cosmetics Sdn. Bhd. itu merupakan penampilan Mawi yang pertama selepas bercuti selama hampir sebulan.
Mawi memperlihatkan kematangan pada persembahan tersebut. Biarpun pelbagai kontroversi yang menimpanya, konsert itu membuktikan Mawi masih gah dan world!
Sambutan peminat terhadap konsert tersebut tidak menghampakan. Nyata Mawi masih diminati biarpun kontroversi putus tunang dengan Nurdiana Mohd. Naim atau Ina dikatakan sedikit sebanyak mengganggu popularitinya.
Sikap Mawi sendiri jauh berubah daripada dulu. Jika dulu dia agak sukar berinteraksi bersama peminat ternyata pengalaman yang dikutipnya selama setahun sebagai artis telah mengajarnya berdikari dan matang di pentas.
Berinteraksi bersama peminatnya dengan penuh yakin, bergurau dan berlawak membuatkan penonton yang menonton konsert itu tidak bosan dan mampu bertahan selama hampir dua jam lebih.
Tidak cukup dengan itu, apabila Mawi baru menggerakkan tangan dan kakinya sahaja, sorakan dan pekikan peminat mengiringinya.
Nampak sangat peminatnya begitu teruja melihat perubahan Mawi yang dulunya tidak mahir menari tetapi kini sudah mampu menari.
Dalam pada itu, pada konsert tersebut Mawi turut menerima anugerah medalion. Anugerah tersebut disampaikan oleh Menteri Penerangan, Datuk Zainuddin Maidin.
Anugerah itu diberikan kepada Mawi sempena ulang tahunnya yang pertama dan dia dipilih kerana memperoleh pelbagai kejayaan dalam masa setahun.
Impak maksimum konsert tersebut ialah persembahan duet Mawi bersama Jamal (Kekasih Awal dan Akhir dan Terharu) dan bersama M. Nasir dalam lagu Lagu Jiwa, Lagu Cinta, diikuti lagu Ghazal Untuk Rabiah yang dinyanyikan oleh mereka bertiga.
Bukan setakat itu sahaja, malah anak kampung dari Felda ini sudah berani mengusik sifunya, M. Nasir dan Raja Pop, Jamal Abdillah ketika sama-sama di pentas. Usikan spontan dan gurauan Mawi bukan sahaja menghiburkan malah yang lebih nyata Mawi sememangnya sudah pandai bergaya di pentas nyanyian.
Konsert tersebut dimulakan dengan nyanyian daripada Mawi menerusi empat buah lagu iaitu Aduh Saliha, Kian, Perempuan dan Al-Jannah.
Raihan tampil dengan lagu Nabi Anak Yatim dan berduet menerusi lagu Iqra.
Dua bintang AF4 baru, Salima dan Farhan turut diberi peluang untuk memeriahkan konsert Mawi itu.
Lagu Arab, Tamally Maakk menjadi lagu pilihan Mawi dan Salima untuk berduet, dan Fly Me To The Moon menyaksikan Mawi dan Farhan pula mengambil pentas menghiburkan peminat. Selepas itu Farhan diberi peluang untuk menyanyikan lagu solonya iaitu Aku Saja Yang Tahu.
petikan The Star 10 Ogos 2006
Mawi delivers
By AZHARIAH KAMIN
Fun and entertaining. That’s two words that came to mind right after watching singer Mawi in his first major concert at Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil last Sunday.
The concert titled Konsert Fantasia Mawi was held to celebrate Mawi’s first anniversary in the music industry after being crowned champion of Akademi Fantasia 3 last August.
For a solid two-and-a-half hours, Mawi tried his best to entertain fans who had turned up in droves; many carrying banners professing how much they adored and loved the star who shot to fame during the reality series’ run last year.
Mawi opened his concert with the highly-popular Aduh Saliha before moving on to Kian and Perempuan. As expected, in his fans’ eyes, he could do no wrong.
A little gesture here, a few words there by the 26-year-old phenomenon drew thunderous applause and screams from the crowd.
The entertainment continued with Mawi’s duet performances with Nor Salima Habidi – better known as Salima (a student of the just-completed Akademi Fantasia 4) – in an Arabic number entitled Tamally Maak. Unfortunately, there wasn’t any chemistry between the two singers, which left the audience a little dissatisfied.
But things started to look up when Mawi’s next guests – the legendary nasyid group Raihan – took to the stage.
This time, the teaming up was more successful – their vocals complemented nicely on Iqra (originally sung by Ramli Sarip).
Next up, Nor Farhan Azizan or Farhan, the AF4 second runner-up, turned up to perform Fly Me to the Moon, a duet with Mawi. Though the performance was a bit amateurish, it was entertaining.
But for this seasoned entertainment reporter, the highlight of the concert was when Mawi called on his idols, the unrivalled Jamal Abdillah and the charismatic M. Nasir.
It was so pleasant to see how established singers such as Jamal and Nasir treated the young star with brotherly respect on stage. There was even a bit of comical banter to lighten things up.
Jamal and Mawi brought the house down with a rock version of Gadis Melayu (originally made popular by Othman Hamzah), complete with four dancers clad in beautiful kebaya and batik sarong.
Despite his established presence in the music industry, Jamal humbly said that he was honoured to share the stage with Mawi.
“I’m a bit jealous of you, Mawi. All the fans who are here tonight, they are here to see you and not me,” teased Jamal.
Much to the audience’s delight, Jamal performed Seroja, to prove to the masses that his vocal prowess remains unrivalled after all these years. Jamal still rules!
If that was not enough, Mawi joined in on another fast-paced, all-time favourite tune, Terharu (made popular by now-defunct rock outfit Sweet Charity), which sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Then came “Datuk M” – well, that’s how Mawi referred to the person who was responsible for making him what he is today.
“This person is very special in my life. He is a teacher and a brother who has taught me a lot about the entertainment industry.
“He has such a big and generous heart. Ladies and gentlemen, my sifu M. Nasir.”
Nasir had the audience in stitches when he commented on how Mawi had changed in just over a year.
“This young guy is very chatty now. He was very shy before ? he couldn’t even talk on stage! He can even dance a bit now!” teased Nasir.
To everyone’s delight, Nasir and Mawi then launched into glorious rendition of songs (solos and a duet) that included Sang Pencipta, Juwita Citra Terindah and Lagu Jiwa Lagu Cinta.
Just as Jamal reappeared, Mawi jokingly asked choreographer Lan to teach them both some dance routines on the spot.
As expected, the duo performed Jamal’s popular song Kekasih Awal Dan Akhir before Nasir joined them to perform a powerful rendition of the award-winning Ghazal Untuk Rabiah (made popular by Jamal and M. Nasir).
That was surely a fitting finale to a night that was filled with fun
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