KUALA LUMPUR: Popular 80s singer Ben Nathan has put his homeless days behind him and will be holding his first concert since rising from the ashes on May 21.
The “Kasih dan Harapan (Love and Hope) - Ben Nathan” concert organised by Yayasan Artis 1 Malaysia (YA1M) in collaboration with Jojo Enterprise will be held at Saloma Bistro here at noon on May 21.
YA1M president, Datuk DJ Dave said the concert aimed to collect RM50,000 to look after the wellbeing of Ben apart from helping him fulfil of his dream to roll out his “Single” in Jakarta.
“The one hour 45 minutes concert will be enlivened with performances by local stars like M. Nasir, Nash, Fredo, Ramlah Ram, Sahara Yaacob and young singer Maisarah Ukelele,” he told a press conference here today.
Tickets are priced at RM5,000, RM3,000 and RM2,000 for table seating and RM100 for individuals which includes lunch.
DJ Dave said Ben, whose Muslim name is Ben Adam Abdullah , best known for the hit “Stanza Sepi Sekeping Hati“, had shown much improvement after receiving treatment at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for two months.
“Ben is much healthier now, only that he has been placed at a special home where he is supervised by doctors in terms of his physical and mental health,” he said.
Prior to this, Ben had been the talk of the town after a video clip of him in a desperate condition went viral on social media in January.
He was living the life of a “hobo” but thanks to the intervention of YA1M and other parties including his family, he has been given a new lease of life,” -- Bernama