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 |
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| 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.
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