Tag: Art, Bali, Cambodia, Emma Kwee, music, music Indonesia, Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Ubud Writers Festival 2011
Building Communities through Music
By: Emma Kwee Music brings people together. 'Music is the best tool to connect people. But more importantly, is what happens when you connect people with the same...
Indonesian Popular Music. A History
By: Chandra Drews and Emma Kwee Indonesia has a rich culture of music that sadly often goes unappreciated overseas or even (more sadly) at home. This article...
White Shoes & the Couples Company: A Motley Crew of Indie Pop Indonesians
By: Chandra Drews If there’s one thing Indonesians of my generation (born anytime between 1978-1988) most have in common, it’s the love for the melodies of pop...
Dangdut: Indonesia’s Blue Collar Dance Movement
By: Chandra Drews Anybody ever visiting a village wedding will have witnessed it: Dangdut. An often female singer, for Indonesian standards quite scantily dressed,...
Dutch Indonesian Hip-Hop Producer I.N.T.: The Indonesian Production Tiger
By: Chandra Drews I.N.T.: an I.N.T.roduction It goes without saying that the Amsterdam based producer and DJ known as I.N.T. (Percy Samidjono) is one of the leading...
Java Jazz Festival 2012
Cats ahoy, it's time for the Java Jazz festival 2012. See Al Jarreau & George Duke Trio | Bobby Caldwell & Big Band | Dave Koz | The Manhattan Transfer | Erykah...
R.I.P Andy Tielman…The Tielman Brothers: Rock n’ Roll Legends Lose a Brother
By: Patrick Durkan Andy Tielman died this Thursday (10-11-2011) of gastric cancer. Andy formed a quarter of the legendary Indorock band the Tielman Brothers. Known more...
Punk & Rockabilly in Bali: Slick Ricks having a good time
By: Prima Ayu Walking around the busy streets of Bali at night time you may run into the occasional slick mohawked youth dressed like Johnny Cash or Elvis. The...
