Tag: Chandra Drews, Culture, dangdut, gamelan, indonesia, keroncong, music
Gamelan, a true Indonesian invention!
By: Chandra Drews Gamelan: A Distinctly Indonesian Thing Mention ‘Indonesian Music’ to most folks in the Western hemisphere (or anywhere else come to that) and...
Keroncong: An Overview & Obituary to Gesang
By: Chandra Drews Keroncong is a form of Indonesian music brought to the Indonesian shores by the Portuguese. Based on Portuguese fado, the music had its heyday...
Indo-Rock: An Indo-European Hybrid
By: Chandra Drews Never mind Elvis Presley and Bill Haley, the Tielman Brothers and their fellow Indo-rockers really rocked Europe in the 1950s. Pretty much forgotten...
