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Ading (tiga dari kiri), gembira memegang cek RM1,000 sebagai hadiah johan mencipta lagu bandaraya KK, tahniah!! (the winning song, "Bandaraya Rimba Tropika" boleh didengar di radio blog)

Kadus dan Danny Malinggi (petikan dari akhbar The New Sabah Times 28 Feb 2006) dengan tajuk "Kadus kembali menggegar!", eh silap...actually "Danny kembali menggengar!"

Kagum dengan album Ivye Alexandra

Artis: Ivye Alexandra
Album: Hiti Oku Poingandad (Di Sini Aku Menanti)
Edaran: Moe’s Music Production
Rating: 4


Raut wajah anggun menawan dengan renungan mata serta lirikan senyuman yang penuh harapan menghiasi kulit depan album pertama Ivye Alexandra, “Hiti Oku Poingandad”. Walaupun tanpa sentuhan digital smoothing pada foto-foto yang dipamerkan, kecantikan semulajadi gadis berusia 26 tahun ini begitu terserlah pada pose-pose menarik beliau dalam sleeve album. Separuh dari pakej artis telah dipenuhi, bagaimana pula dengan yang separuh lagi?

Setelah mendengar kesemua lagu dalam album “Hiti Oku Poingandad”, nyata sekali ianya menonjolkan sedikit kelainan di mana hampir 70% material menampilkan irama yang segar dan rancak atau dalam istilah Juara Lagu TV3, irama dalam kategori Pop Kreatif/Pop rock. Malah beberapa lagu seperti “Sundung Ingaa Kono” (Trek 5 – lagu/lirik: Ivye and Rosly R.T. Jr/ Ivye), walaupun berentak perlahan, masih kedengaran elemen jazz agresif pada susunan muzik juga vokal di penghujung lagu. Mungkin inilah konsep yang cuba ditonjolkan oleh album ini, sebagai mengambil kesempatan vokal Ivye yang penuh bertenaga, lantang dan agak agresif sedikit; yang sememangnya sesuai dan amat berkesan sekali membawa lagu-lagu berirama rancak. Keupayaan vokal amat terserlah menerusi lagu “Tusak Tusak Piginawaan” (Trek 2 – lagu/lirik: Sekar Medusa). Lagu yang berkonsepkan pop dance ini amat memikat sanubari saya, rentak dan irama yang universal mengingatkan saya kepada beberapa lagu dendangan Celine Dion. Walau bagaimanapun memandangkan citarasa pendengar lebih kepada lagu berirama balada, saya jangkakan antara lagu “Hiti Oku Poingandad” (Trek 1) ataupun lagu “Yoku Ie Humarap” (Trek 8) bakal tersenarai dalam rancangan carta radio Sabah VFM Bontugon Sinding Dusun. Menerusi lagu “Kada Kito Ponongkialai” (Trek 6), Ivye berduet dengan pencipta lagu ini sendiri, iaitu saudara Sekar Medusa. Namun rangkap untuk wanita yang agak tinggi nadanya serta perlu diulang-ulang menyebabkan vokal Ivye kedengaran agak terseksa sedikit. Bagi memastikan golongan yang meminati lagu-lagu bercita rasa nostalgia tempatan tidak terasa dipinggirkan, album ini juga tidak ketinggalan menampilkan sebuah lagu berirama joget “Joget Magandad Tadau Do Sumilau” dan sebuah lagu bertemakan perayaan kaamatan “Kaamatan Norikot Kawagu”, sesuai untuk santapan halwa telinga golongan berkenaan.
Secara keseluruhannya, album ini bolehlah saya anggap slightly above average dan terkeluar sedikit dari kelompok album typical tempatan. Melihat kepada konsep lagu dan muzik, secara kasar, ianya lebih mensasarkan pendengar-pendengar muda dan seterusnya golongan berjiwa muda. Satu produksi yang berkualiti dan tidak sepatutnya disambut sepi dan dingin oleh kalangan penggemar lagu-lagu tempatan. Nampak gaya setelah mendengar kemantapan suara Ivye, bolehlah dibuat kesimpulan telah lengkap pakej seorang artis. Sudah pasti Ivye akan setia menanti kehadiran anda memberi sokongan yang diharapkan kepada album beliau, bertepatan sekali dengan jodol album “Di Sini Aku Menanti”.

p/s: Lagu-lagu Tusak Tusak Piginawaan dan Yoku Ie Humarap boleh didengari di radioblog.

Mas AF2 digosip buat pembedahan plastik??

The Hot Seat: Mas has different look
THE NOSEY BUZZ TEAM (Malay Mail)
Feb 27

COSMETIC enhancements are always talked about, especially if it involves more than just the next door neighbours.

Stars suspected to have benefited from a surgeon’s knife are always subject to speculation.One such artiste who has been drawing curious glances over the past few weeks has been Asma Ghani, or Mas from the second season of Akademi Fantasia.If you’ve been keeping tabs on our story of a reality TV artiste who is now flaunting a new look with an elongated chin, then it’s about time to get the owner of the face to comment on the rumours that she has sought cosmetic enhancement.So this week, the 25 year-old is in THE HOT SEAT.


THE HOT SEAT: Mas "MANA ada?" is Asma Ghani’s reply to those who say she has definitely changed her looks. More affectionately known as Mas (picture), she refuted claims she has had cosmetic enhancement, though she admits to a strict beauty regimen that includes facials.

The enterprising businesswoman, who has plans to set up an eatery, said she was flattered by comments she looked better than ever, though she denied it has anything to do with collagen implants, despite a pronounced, elongated chin.

"I use whatever time I have to take care of my skin, and perhaps I look different as I have lost weight, but I haven’t had any implants or anything of that sort.

"Though it is doubted that even weight loss can do that much, Mas sticks by her story."My busy schedule does not permit me to indulge too much in beauty treatments, but I do the best I can, as I know, being in showbiz, I need to maintain, if not improve myself.

"Looks are everything in this business. And the pressure to look good is always there.’’Despite repeated jibes at her chin, Mas steadfastly denied any enhancements and insisted it was a result of casual beauty treatmens."Whatever I say, it can be misconstrued, as different people have different understanding of what beauty enhancements are."Air sembahyang kot," she giggles in jest.To prove her claims that she has not done any enhancement out of the ordinary apart from her usual skincare regiment, she even recommended the names of the beauty outlets belonging to her friends which she frequents."I get it done free there," she laughs.

Now that she has got the look down, Mas is geared up for the release of her solo debut, which she says is still in the planning stages."My album has been talked about for some time now, and I will have my own effort out soon, following the rest of my friends from season two of Akademi Fantasia."It is too early to say who is involved in the album, as lots of composers and songwriters have been enlisted to provide tunes for it, but my fans can be rest assured my album will be out soon." Meanwhile the mother of two is keeping busy not only with her maternal duties but her own business ventures."There are not that many shows, definitely not enough to survive on. So I realise that it is important for me to be enterprising and make a living out of my own efforts and not be dependent on others."