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List Of Indonesian Rock Bands
Indonesian rock is rock music from Indonesia, a product of the culture and globalizing outlook of the country, similar to this genre's music globally. Indonesian-specific ideas about individualism, interdependency, modernism, and the supernatural have also been observed in the rock videos and music of the nation.Kacy RichmonBehind the Scenes: Indonesian Rock, Bi-College News, March 1st, 2005 . Retrieved 01-31-2009 One of the largest rock festivals in Indonesia is the Jakarta Rock Parade, a 3-day festival recently hosting over 100 bands.Indonesia rediscovers its own rock legend International Herald Tribune, August 1, 2008. Retrieved 01-31-2009 History 1940s - 1960s Rock music began to enter Indonesia around the 1950s during the weste ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tielman Brothers
The Tielman Brothers was the first Dutch-Indonesian band to successfully venture into the international music scene in the 1950s. They were one of the pioneers of rock and roll in The Netherlands, and are credited with releasing the first Dutch rock and roll single, "Rock Little Baby of Mine" in 1958. The band became famous in Europe for playing a kind of rock and roll later called Indorock, a fusion of Indonesian and Western music with roots in Kroncong. At the height of their career, in the 1950s and early 1960s, the band was hailed as one of the greatest live-acts in Europe. History The founders of the band are the children of Herman Tielman from Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Eastern Indonesia and Flora Lorine Hess: Andy Tielman, Andy (vocals, guitar), Reggy (guitar), Ponthon (bass) and Loulou Tielman (drums). They grew up in Indonesia, where they first performed under the names Timor Brothers and the Four T's.Tielman Brothers' Muziekencyclopedie. Retrieved 26 September 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigi (Indonesian Band)
Gigi (pronounced ) is an Indonesian rock band led by founder, Armand Maulana, and songwriter Dewa Budjana. Formed in March 1994, the band has released fifteen studio albums. Other than their hit songs "11 Januari", "Nakal", and "My Facebook" which achieve moderate success in Indonesia, the band is known for their releases of religious compilation albums, international recognition and solo career of guitarist Dewa Budjana, and the audition of vocalist of Armand Maulana for INXS. History 1993- 1994: Early Days and Formation Armand Maulana already has an established musical career, being the lead singer of Next Band, and released his solo album "Kau Tetap Milikku". Aria Baron's career is also on the step-up since he joined and later quit Badai Band (which later changed name to /rif). Thomas Ramdhan (bass) and Ronald Fristianto (drums) has known each other for a long time, and often invited the session players for Pay Burman (ex-Slank). At that time, Dewa Budjana is starting his ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guruh Gipsy
''Guruh Gipsy'' is a 1976 Indonesian studio album released by Guruh Sukarnoputra in collaboration with the band Gipsy, consisting of Keenan Nasution, Chrisye, Roni Harahap, and Oding Nasution. Mixing modern instruments with traditional Javanese and Balinese music styles, it is now considered a landmark album. In 2007, Rolling Stone Indonesia voted it the second best Indonesian album of all time. Production ''Guruh Gipsy'' was produced independently; Guruh Sukarnoputra contacted Gipsy and asked them to help. Guruh wrote the songs and also played the piano and '' gendér''. Both Chrisye and Keenan provided vocals, with Chrisye also playing the bass and Keenan on drums. Roni Harahap played the piano, Oding Nasution was on guitar, and Abadi Soesman on synthesizers. The Hutauruk Sisters provided female backing vocals. The cover art was designed to convey a meaning. On the cover, there is the term "Dasabayu", consisting of 10 figures of Balinese script which convey meaning; I-A mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jakarta Post
''The Jakarta Post'' is a daily English-language newspaper in Indonesia. The paper is owned by PT Niskala Media Tenggara and based in the nation's capital, Jakarta. ''The Jakarta Post'' started as a collaboration between four Indonesian media at the urging of Information Minister Ali Murtopo and politician Jusuf Wanandi. After the first issue was printed on 25 April 1983, it spent several years with minimal advertisements and increasing circulation. After a change in chief editors in 1991, it began to take a more vocal pro-democracy point of view. The paper was one of the few Indonesian English-language dailies to survive the 1997 Asian financial crisis and currently has a circulation of about 40,000. ''The Jakarta Post'' also features an online edition and a weekend magazine supplement called J+. The newspaper is targeted at foreigners and educated Indonesians, although the middle-class Indonesian readership has increased. Noted for being a training ground for local and int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Bless (band)
God Bless is an Indonesian rock band founded in Jakarta in 1973 by Ahmad Albar, Jockie Soerjoprajogo, Fuad Hassan, Donny Fattah, and Ludwig Lemans. It continues to be active and has received several awards from the Indonesian music industry. History God Bless was founded by Ahmad Albar (vocals), Jockie Soerjoprajogo (keyboard), Fuad Hassan (drums), Donny Fattah (bass), and Ludwig Lemans (guitar) in 1973. They had their first concert on 5 May 1973 at Taman Ismail Marzuki, which was followed on 16 August with the Summer 28 concert, the first (and, as of 2004, largest) open-air concert in Indonesia. During that period they also played at the Jakarta Fair, held near the National Monument. That same year the band acted in ''Ambisi'' (''Ambition''); Lemans left the band not long after to return to the Netherlands. In 1975 the band opened for British rock band Deep Purple when the latter played in Jakarta. They released their first album, ''Huma di Atas Bukit'' (''Rice Field on a Hill'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edane (band)
Edane (writing style: EdanE) () is an Indonesian rock band from Jakarta, initiated since by Eet Sjahranie ( ) in the golden era of Indonesian rock and metal music scene in early s. Nearly three decades of their musical journey, Edane has released six studio album and one compilation album. Their existence has become one of the most influential bands in today's Indonesian music scene and achieved the most prestigious award in Indonesian music industry Anugerah Musik Indonesia (AMI) and Hammersonic Awards. Meanwhile for international presence, Edane's song "Cry Out" was included in the official soundtrack of Spider-Man 2 (2004). History Edane was formed in when the project duo Eet Sjahranie and Ekki Soekarno, that named after both their initials (E & E) did not continue for one reason or another. Both Eet and Ekki were involved earlier in the 'Kharisma Indonesia' collaboration project that initiated by Ekki in . Eet then continued the 'E & E' project duo with Ecky Lamoh that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewa 19
Dewa 19 (pronounced in Indonesian as ''Dewa Sembilan Belas'') is an Indonesian rock band from Surabaya, East Java. Along with God Bless and Slank, they are dubbed as one of the greatest rock bands in the history of Indonesian popular music. The band was formed in 1986. There have been a number of changes to the lineup and finally they were disbanded in 2011. Their last members lineup was: Ahmad Dhani (keyboard), Andra (guitar), Agung Yudha (drums), Yuke (bass guitar), and Once (vocals). The band currently consists of only four members remaining; Ahmad Dhani, Andra, Yuke & Agung. This group has achieved success throughout the 1990s with Ari Lasso's vocals and the 2000s with Once's vocals. The album they released almost always received good reception in the market, even their album released in 2000, Bintang Lima, is #7 list of Indonesian all time best selling albums with sales of nearly 2 million copies. In 2005, Hai magazine named Dewa 19 as the richest band in Indonesia with re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cokelat
Cokelat ( en, Chocolate) are an Indonesian rock band, formed in Bandung, West Java, in 1996. They have released seven albums. Career The band was formed at thSekolah Tinggi Seni Rupa & Desain Indonesiain Bandung in 1996. The band's name, Cokelat, order meant to they are liked by many people like chocolate. Their music originally was influenced by Frente, Alanis Morissette and The Cranberries. In February 2000, they released the album ''Untuk Bintang'' with "Pergi" as the main track. In 2001, the band released ''Rasa Baru'' with "Karma" as the first track. In 2002, they released a repackaged version of ''Rasa Baru''; the singles were "Bendera" and "Luka Lama". In 2003, the band released the album ''Segitiga'' on an airplane in flight. In 2004, they released the album ''Dari Hati'' with "Saat Jarak Memisahkan" as the main track. In 2009, they released the single "Lima Menit untuk Lima Tahun" in order to socialize the 2009 Indonesian legislative election. In March 2010, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Changcuters
The Changcuters is an Indonesian rock and roll band formed in 2004 in Bandung. The Band consists of Tria Ramadhani (vocal), Muhammad Iqbal/Qibil and Arlanda Langitan (guitar), Dipa Hasibuan (bass) and Erick Nindyoastomo (drums). They have released six albums, namely ''Mencoba Sukses'' (2006), ''The Changcuters & Misteri Kalajengking Hitam'' (2009), ''Tugas Akhir'' (2011), ''Visualis'' (2013), ''Binauralis'' (2016) and ''Loyalis'' (2020). ''Mencoba Sukses Kembali'', a repackaged variant of ''Mencoba Sukses'' which was released in 2008, led to the group receiving the 2009 AMI Award for Best Newcomers. They have also played in ''The Tarix Jabrix'' trilogy. Their musical style is The Hives-and-The Rolling Stones-influenced. Name The name of The Changcuters is rumored to be derivation of the word "cangcut" (Indonesian for male's underwear), as pronounced with a Sundanese accent. However, the band insists that it was a pun of the name of a friend, namely Cahya. Ricky Siahaan from ''Rolli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ADA Band
Ada Band is an Indonesian pop rock band formed in Jakarta in 1996. The group currently consists of Indra Sinaga (vocals), Marshal Surya Rachman (guitars), Dika Satjadibrata (bass) & Adhy Pratama (drums). Ada Band are known for their hit singles, such as "Manusia Bodoh", "Yang Terbaik Bagimu", "Masih", "Seharusnya", "Ough" & "Bilakah". The first album titled ''Seharusnya'' (Should), released in 1997. Their 2004 work, ''Heaven of Love'', was the band's key seller, going quadruple platinum in their home nation. Band members Current members * Indra Perdana Sinaga *Marshal Surya Rachman *Dika Satjadibrata *Aditya Pratama Former members * Eddy Himawarso *Eel Ritonga *Ibrahim Imran *Rama Yaya Moektio *Krishna Balagita *Donnie Sibarani Discography Studio albums Compilation albums Awards and nominations , - , rowspan="2", 2006 , ''Romantic Rhapsody'' , Indonesian Music Awards — Best of the Best Album , , - , ADA Band , Indonesian Music Awards — Best Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Ensemble
A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra. Other music ensembles consist solely of singers, such as choirs and doo wop groups. In both popular music and classical music, there are ensembles in which both instrumentalists and singers perform, such as the rock band or the Baroque chamber group for basso continuo ( harpsichord and cello) and one or more singers. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families (such as piano, strings, and wind instruments) or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles (e.g., string quartet) or wind ensembles (e.g., wind quintet). Some ensembles blend the sounds of a variety of instrument families, such as the orchestra, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
