Innocent Soul by Najwa Mahiaddin

Tuh dia....Najwa pose ala Audrey Hepburn "Breakfast at Tiffanys" sangat kannnn

Last week, i was invited by one of my bff to Najwa's album "Innocent Soul" launching at ECOBA, PJ trade Centre.

I was a bit reluctant at first, coz it was on weekday and the place is a bit distance with my home.... nevertheless, after some gentle pesuasion and later that i found that several other of my friends are also going, i decided to go...

and it was all worth it!!...

We arrived quite early and decided to have some drinks outside.., it was my first time to ecoba and i found that the place is rather nice for chill out... food and drinks selection is quite ok....

As the event about to start, we quickly dashed into the bar... and it was quite packed, outside, there are counters that sold her album and t-shirt, and i didnt realised that.. what a bummer as i went to buy her album, it was out of stock... cheh... rugi sangat... but its ok, can always get her album using other connections i presume *wink..wink*.. haha

They did preview of her awesome music video of "Got to go".. i really love the video... its so chic in black and white.... sapa kata org malaysia tak pandai buat music video hoh??... tak payah guna epal gantung2 and asap2 bagai.. tetap vouge and classy naaa... haha.. whopppssttt tak terniat nak laser mana2 artis malaysia hokeh!!.....

And when she came out, the crowd went crazy of course... she wore this pastel coloured skirt with tulle lining, a matching sort of simple blouse and wait for it........ killer LOUBOUTIN peep toe heels in nude colour!! i nearly fainted hokeh.. sangat fabulous... altho the skirt agak kembang which made her looked a bit on the bigger side than she already is, but all is forgiven for the heels.. hahaha.. I'm such a sucker when it comes to ladies shoes... hahahha.. but then again that is Najwa... she wear what she wants and it will look good.. i wish some of my gorgeus plus size friends have a teeny bit of her confidence in dressing up... haha .. moi included!!

anyway, this is so totally not her album review or anything like that, but i will elaborate some of her songs on her album nevertheless.....

The concept is neo-soul.... at first, to an ignorant person such as moi, the album sounds very much R&B.. with a bit of soul.. of which of course the genre that im in love with....

Upon hearing of the songs, it reminded me of Beyonce first single album..... dangerously in love... ala2 the same kind of music genre... rupa-rupanya, my friend enlightened me that neo soul ni adalah ala2 R&B gak and soul and jazz.. funk.. and mixture of all.... of which mmg i love these type of music....

all of the songs are in english, of which cubaan yang sangat berani for Malaysian artiste to make a fully english album... and the first of that sort of genre as well.... wow... memang sangat best okeh!!.. album sales blakang kira okeh.... hahahha

some of the songs that i lurveeeeeeeee keterlaluan adalah :

~"Got to go".. rather upbeat.. rasa macam nak menari sama2 dan goyang2 tangan macam dalam the music video.... go.. goo..gooooo

~"Monday Blues" that will definitely cured your Monday blues babeh!!...

~"Sweet October" sangat romantic ala retro sounds.... her voice is divine!!

~"Jealousy".. sangat sesuwai untuk ketika jiwang2 bergaduh ngan laki/bf... haha

~"Ain't that a shame".... jet'aime Paris sangat.... best dengar masa hujan kat luar sambil2 sipping cafe latte/ kopi kampung kat beranda rumah.... :P

~"Innocent soul"... OMG, this song is truly marvellous okeh... ala gospel.. ok idakler gospel agama tu.. but the choir tuh.. sangat naik vulu roma okeh!!... akin to listening aretha githooo...

Ok now here comes my comment2 tak bermaknanya ok.. sekadar nak comment jer majelis ittew.... this is just based on my observation and pengalaman jer ok.. bukannya nak kutuk or whatever....

I know lah its album launching, so mostly people there, apart from the fans obviously, as she is anak sumbody2 kat Malaysia and im sure her friends and families and mostly socialites and the who's who of upper kl society.. or as i put it .. The "Malaysian Tatler" kind of people, of course lah they all were there kan... mostly to see and be seen, all these type of people, slalunya akan cakap kuat2 so that people notice that they're there kannn.....

so the atmosphere of the place is kinda noisy with people chattering... So in an effort to calm the crowd, Najwa pun meng-shushhh kan lah the crowd... and asked then to zip it.... oklah.. not in a rude manner pun... i understand that as an artist, and when ur about to sing especially pulak tu lagu tak kuat, guna piano,.. buatnyer pulak sound system macam problem jer... ado non ado... mmg perlukan suasana yang senyap so that people can actually listen to what ur singing..... but come on lah lah... what do we expect?.. mmg ler org diam jap jer.. then continue talking.. of which mmg i found it annoying sangat.... tak macam kat No Black Tie kannnnn

After a while, seeing that the crowd macam tak gheti bahasa, she went on telling the stories when his father was being shusshed at No black tie for talking to loud with his friends... of which was being told in a light hearted manner and jokingly of course.....

She also said that when an artiste is on the stage, the artiste have the power to command the crowd as they pleased.... which is true but i do think that she is still lacking in that department.. i mean the power to "WOW" the crowd and mesmerize them..... perhaps maybe she is still young...and needs more experience kalau nak jadi macam Dato' Sheila ker.. Ning ker.. Dayang ker.... yang boleh "wow" the crowd by simply opening their mouth to sing!.. :P

Quoting from one of my "friend" "nasib baik dia tu anak sumbody2.. mesti dia buat album guna guit sendiri.... and aku rasa pada dia album sales doesn't matter much yang penting kepuasan kann... kalau artis dari felda mana tah, confirm kene baling kasut la-la tu gak atas stage".. manolo blahnik kah??...haha.. amboi.. tak sayang molot sungguh "kawan" i sorang tu... haha

quote from another "friend".... "ala, korang ni.... berani ker all the journo there to kutuk her pasal tu kat dalam paper.. nak mampus??.. cuba kalau artist AF buat camtu, confirm kene kutuk berangan DIVA!!." aiyohhhhh.... mak pengsanst 3 saat nokkkkkk.......

hahhahahha.... Mak??.. NO COMMENT jer lah kannnn.............

so Najwa, you should've just chilled jer masa tu... apa pedulik org kat situ nak dengar ker idak kann..... they did not come and pay to hear you sing, thats why lah they don't care about other people who really wanted to hear you sing your songs kat situ kan...... so just chill and "WOW" the crowd with ur talented and amazing voice sudehhhhh....... eh kata tadi tanak comment, tetap gak nak comment kannn... hahahahhaa......

anyway Najwa, i do love your song.. ur such an amazing and talented singer... I AM A FAN now!!

so people, go out and buy her album... i can assure you that its well worth every cent that you'll be spending!!.....

Au revoir....