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SHOWTIME BY THREE GUITARISTS
September 18, 2005, New Sunday Times
| By DHARSHANA SIVAPATHAM
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THREE guitarists turned Backyard Pub in Sri Hartamas into a veritable music smorgasbord recently and it seems the whole of Kuala Lumpur knew they were playing as I initially couldn't even get my finger through the door.
The event was the brainchild of Edmund Anthony, the pub's music director, after eight months of coercing, coaxing and cajoling the three musicians - Simon ]ustin Leo, Albert Sirimal and Fasy (Ahmed Faseeh).
With veteran Simon, music is all about originality. It seems he held his first guitar when he was only six. He urged the youngblood musicians to stop emulating the contemporary "masterpieces" and "put some real soul into their compositions".
Albert claimed to be nervous before getting onto the small stage, adding that the feeling gave each show that extra oomph.
His idol is Simon, and it's "a dream come true to share a stage" with him. As for his start with the guitar, Albert said the first person he saw with one and who inspired him to play was a 10-
year-old Simon playing his kapuk guitar to an awe-struck audience.
Fasy, the newest of the three at the pub that night, is a partner at Digital Tones and has helped produce numerous albums, including Sangkeertanam, a Hindu devotional album.
For those who have become numb and complacent with the uninventive music of today, that night would have been and eye-opener as it offered three original musicians. - nsunt@nstp.com.my
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