KUALA LUMPUR, August 6 — It’s time to get your dancing shoes and your funk on as legendary Nile Rodgers & Chic are coming to Malaysia. The famous 70’s group behind iconic hits such as Le Freak and Good Times will be performing on the third and final day on Sept 15 for art and music festival, Ombak Festival taking place at Desaru Coast, Johor Baru. Malay Mail caught up with the award-winning musician and producer who has worked alongside music industry legends such as Madonna, David Bowie and Diana Ross.
And one thing's for sure - he couldn’t contain his excitement to be set foot for his first time ever in Malaysia. The 71-year-old insists on seeing local festival-goers get their groove on and have a good time at the festival. “Because this is going to be the first time that they’re seeing us, I just want people to understand that my music is about people being happy, dancing, just having a good time, relaxing and not thinking about anything.
“So, I’m just going to be playing all of my hit records,” he said, adding that fans can expect some of his timeless hits from We Are Family to Daft Punk’s Get Lucky which he co-wrote and also featured on. Rodgers pointed out that he and the band knew they had fans throughout Asia through international charts on Billboard from way back, but they never got the chance to come here. When asked what took him so long to come to Malaysia, Rodgers simply replied, “well, have you read my resume? I’ve sold over 600 million r.