M Nasir Sang Pecinta

Sang Pecinta, Sun 31 July 2013, Istana Budaya

Another M Nasir concert - always a joy to attend.

Overall, 25 songs were played (according to NST) And it stretched to more than 2 hours, how generous of him. He seemed not to realize this at all, enjoying himself throughout the concert.

The set started with a backdrop of CGI to the instrumental tune of Cermin Mimpi, followed by a recital of poem.

The first song kicked off with M Nasir and his musicians performing behind a translucent screen where you could see the performers' silhouette a la wayang kulit.

He's backed by the Orkestra Seni Kebangsaan for the strings section and Orkestra Tradisional Malaysia for the gamelan ensemble; apart from his very able band of course.


He played a mix of his own songs and his compositions for other artistes. According to here, he played a whopping 25 songs which stretched more than 2 hours! Thank you for being so generous :)

Here's the setlist (not according to order, searched from here) by the mix of genres: (at least from my personal opinion)

Intro / Poem
Cermin Mimpi

Strings / Orchestra
Dalam
Bahtera Raudah
Apokalips
Keroncong Untuk Ana
Hidayah
Rajawali Terbang Tinggi
Perang Yang Lagi Satu
Hijab Kekasih
Mentera Semerah Padi

Acoustic (Unplugged)
Layang Layang Putus Talinya
Meniti Titian Usang
Srikandi Cintaku
Tanya Sama Itu Hud Hud
Aku dah Bilang (new song, I liked it)

Contemporary

Akar Kita
Buka Hatimu
Wadi
Mustika
Sahabat Gua
Ada

Traditional / Gamelan
.....probably some mixed up with the contemporary set. I can't recall, and did not take any recordings

Jazz
Sesat di Kuala Lumpur
Sentuhan Listrikmu


Encore
Hati Emas
Mentera Semerah Padi (reprise)