The Story of a Government Staff Joining the Maharaja 48 Rock Band and Introducing the Single 'Aku Ayahmu'

Kapanlagi.com - For rock music fans, especially loyal visitors of Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta, the name Amar Maruf is certainly not unfamiliar. Recently, he just introduced his latest single entitled Aku Ayahmu with his band, Maharaja 48.

As it turns out, Amar Maruf has a unique background that is not widely known. He is not entirely from the music world, but a staff in a government office.

As we know, Amar Maruf is currently the vocalist in the band Maharaja 48. During the pandemic, he remained creative and managed to create many songs from various inspirations.

“There is inspiration during the pandemic. How we can continue to create something valuable,” said Amar Maruf, who secretly is a government expert staff.

1. Inspired by a Movie

Maharaja 48 releases single 'Aku Ayahmu' / Photo Credit: Personal Documentation

During the release of the song Aku Ayahmu, Amar Maruf stated that he was inspired by a movie. He hopes that this song can give a good moral message to its listeners.

"After I watched the movie, I created the song Aku Ayahmu which at least contains a moral message for those who are already in a relationship or married. I also hope that the message in this song will be conveyed because what I saw from the movie is that men who go out or come home in the morning are considered negative. For me, not everything is like that," he continued.

2. Powerful Moral Message

Regarding the moral message he wants to convey through this song, Amar Maruf reminds all fathers out there that no matter where they are working, the most important thing is to maintain a close relationship with God and family at home.

"That's why the moral message in the song Aku Ayahmu is important. No matter how busy or far away we are, whether in another city or another country, we should always stay close to our family, children, spouse, and especially to God. That's roughly it," Amar said.

Amar Maruf also conveyed that Maharaja 48 band has three special themes in every song they create, namely nationalism, social, and religious. He added that from each theme, there is always one song that becomes a hit or a favorite of the band.

3. All Productions are Done Independently

Maharaja 48 considers themselves as an indie or independent band. This is because all of their music productions, from upstream to downstream, are done independently without any interference from major labels.

"We produce everything ourselves with our friends," concluded Amar Maruf.

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