Astro Radio’s RAKU digital streaming is counting down to Malaysia’s 58th Independence Day on August 31 with the country’s best acts performing ‘live’ in the nationwide negaRAKU@HardRockCafeTour.
Ten of Malaysia’s best rock and indie bands will perform at four Hard Rock Cafes in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Sabah and Penang on Sundays in August and the first week of September.
The performances will be streamed live on the Raku app.
With one opening act and four artists per performance, fans will enjoy four hours of non-stop local favourites streamed ‘live’ on RAKU.
The performance features the best of Malaysian talent including Ipoh’s Bittersweet, Massacre Conspiracy, TresEmpre, Love Me Butch, Plague of Happiness and the rap rock acts Dragon Red. Other acts like Pretty Ugly, Bill Musa, Hazama,and Misgiven (Sabah) will also participate in the tour.
The goal is to enable every Malaysian, regardless of their location, to enjoy a unique and memorable music experience.
Jake Abdullah, CEO of Astro Radio said: “RAKU has ramped up its suite of features to include functions like offline listening, digital radio stations and a web player which can be embedded on websites outside of RAKU. Video content will also be available soon, which will allow users to experience live local music on the go. Since its launch RAKU’s downloads have doubled, recently hitting 87,000 downloads. At the same time, the number of songs on RAKU grew from its initial 2 million to 8.5 million. With more songs and radio streaming available every day, we are confident that time spent on RAKU will continue to grow. In keeping with music’s evolving consumption patterns, local artists are also now launching their new singles or albums first on RAKU, such as Amy Mastura and Dragon Red.”