6th September 2019, Kuala Lumpur - The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, YB Datuk Mohamaddin bin Ketapi, has launched the Visit Malaysia 2020 official song today at Istana Budaya. The song, entitled “Visit Truly Asia – Malaysia” is composed by Ramlan Mohd Imam, the Dean of Music Faculty at Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan, with lyrics written by Normah Kechut in Bahasa Melayu and James P.S. Boyle in English.
Elements of traditional music are evident in the song to reflect the rich multicultural population of Malaysia. Traditional instruments such as gong, bungkau, bamboo flute, tabla, sitar, erhu and tangyu as well as elements of dikir barat and kompang portray traditional aspects of Malaysia.
The lyrics emphasise universal themes of unity and hope, sharing and exclusivity, and prosperity. The song is given further depth and enlivened with the powerful vocals of professional singer, Idayu.
The Minister says, “I hope that the Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign, alongside all marketing and promotional activities we have lined up, will firmly put Malaysia on the map of travelers everywhere and encourage them to choose Malaysia as their holiday destination.”
He also encouraged all parties to use the campaign logo and play the campaign song at any appropriate opportunity so as to enhance the reach of the campaign both locally and internationally.
2020年大马旅游年 官方主题曲正式推介
配合2020年大马旅游年的即将到来，马来西亚旅游丶艺术及文化部于2019年9月5日正式推介官方主题曲《参观亚洲魅力所在 - 马来西亚》（Visit Truly Asia - Malaysia）。
这次的推介仪式是在吉隆坡国家文化宫举行，除了旅游丶艺术及文化部长拿督莫哈末丁可达比亲临主持仪式之外，主办单位也安排了丰富的文化表演节目，使得仪式更我盛大与隆重。
这首主题曲目前有马来语及英语两个版本，它是由国家文化艺术学院音乐学院院长南兰作曲丶诺马克祖填写马来语歌词丶詹姆士填写英语歌词丶著名马来歌手依达尤演唱。
