Jakarta Street Band

The Jakarta Street Band plays a mix of various styles which can still be heard today in Indonesia. From krontjong to dangdut, from seriosa to Jakartan streetsongs. No folklore, but living music.

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Date and time Thursday 11 January 2007 22:01 tot 22:50 uur
Location Theater aan het Spui - grote zaal

The Jakarta Street Band played a mix of various styles which can still be heard today in Indonesia. From krontjong to dangdut, from seriosa to Jakartan streetsongs. No folklore, but living music. Existing Indonesian songs given a face-lift: Traditionals like Bengawan Solo were rendered in Dutch. Ironically, Jakarta-based Tino Liauw sang The krontjong classic Terang Bulan in dialect.

Jakarta Street Band

was founded in 1997 by Tino Liauw. The band plays a mixture of various styles which can still be heard in Indonesia today. The repertoire varies from krontjong to dangdut, from seriosa to Jakartan streetsongs. No folklore, but living music. Existing Indonesian songs are clad anew. Traditionals such a Bangawan Solo acquire a whole new diction, becaue they are sung in Dutch. While Tino Liauw, coming from Jakarta, sings another classic, the krontjong song Terang Bulan in dialect, ironically.
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