Tag: Chandra Drews, keroncong, Lifestyle, music
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...
Book review
Margaret Kartomi’s life-long devotion to bringing Sumatran music to the world is revealed in her major contribution to analysing and preserving this musical...
Dasha Logan: Malaysia’s Multitalented Crossover Jazz Cat
By: Patrick Durkan 24 year old Dasha Logan has been singing professionally for the past 4 years, but fell in love with performing at the age of 4. She was offered...
Filipino Singer/Songwriter Jad Montenegro: Songs based on Emotions
By: Jesse Pizarro Boga Jad Montenegro had it in her: her knack for music. “I was in a whole bunch of bands and went to gigs whenever I could,” she said,...
DIY Bands in Singapore – Who to Look Out For Right Now
By: Cher Tan Like any other cosmopolitan city, Singapore is brimming in its own broth of culture. In the last 5 years, art and music have burgeoned like nothing ...
Give it up for West Hill, Chinese Hip Hop band Features in Docu & on Stage!
By: Yvette Benningshof ‘I’m the pioneer of Yunnan’s local hip hop culture’, says MC ‘Nan’ laughing about his own statement in the documentary ‘Say...
Bambu Wukir: Speaking Through Wood and String
By: Monica Dominguez Since he was 12 years old, Wukir has been a part of the art community in Malang. He has joined communities in Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya and...
Malaysian Contemporary Composers: New Voices
By: Patrick Durkan Contemporary ‘art’ music based on the classical tradition has seen a resurgence in Malaysia since the turn of the century. Although it existed...
France’s DJ Urine Hits Indonesia with Flying Force
By: Monica Dominguez DJs these days have strayed far from the original scratches with 80s beats and hip hop intentions; they have even strayed far from the 90s trance...
