XPDC vocalist Mael's demise will impact local rock music industry - Anwar

28 Apr 2023 09:49am
XPDC vocalist Mael's demise will impact local rock music industry - Anwar
XPDC vocalist Mael's demise will impact local rock music industry - Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR - The demise of XPDC vocalist Syed Ismail Syed Ibrahim or better known as Mael, will leave a deep impact on the local rock music industry, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in paying tribute to the late singer who died yesterday.

In a Twitter post, he said Mael was one of the big names in Malaysia’s rock music scene.

"I offer my deepest condolences to the family of my brother Syed Ismail and pray that Allah will shower him with blessings and place him among the righteous,” he said.

The news of Mael’s passing was shared by his manager, known as Bro Yazid, through his Facebook post yesterday.

"Innalillahiwainnailaihirojiun, Al-Fatihah, XPDC singer, Syed Ismail Syed Ibrahim (Mael), breathed his last at Muar Hospital at 9 this evening,” he said.
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