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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Padi


PADI band, formed since 1997, has been carried out to fans not only in Indonesia but throughout the United States and London. Rice's debut album, Another World, was released August 6, 1999. Rice band's debut album, Another World, released August 6, 1999. Their singles topped the music charts in Great Goddess TV channels on radio stations as well as Nationwide. Mahadewi their only top the music charts in TV channels and radio stations nationwide. Their second album, Something Delayed, Had about 450.000 copies sold alone During its launching. Their second album, Something Delayed, has around 450 000 copies sold during the launch alone. What people would undoubtedly remember from this album is the the all-time, Legendary hit, "Love It Up" Which many said would be the band PADI everlasting song. What people will remember from this album is all time, legendary hit, "Give It Up" which many said would be an everlasting song RICE band. This album alone reaches 10x platinum in terms of copies sold. The album itself achieved 10x platinum in terms of copies sold.
Save My Soul, their third album, brought PADI's dream to collaborate with their music icon, Iwan Fals, into reality. Save My Soul, album ketiga mereka, membawa impian PADI untuk berkolaborasi dengan ikon musik mereka, Iwan Fals, menjadi kenyataan. This album sold 500,000 copies within a week. Album ini terjual 500.000 kopi dalam waktu seminggu. PADI had won many awards to date including Most Favourite Group/Band from MTV Asia & MTV Indonesia Music Awards, Best Album & Group from Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) and Best Album/Song/Group categories from AMI (Anugerah Musik Indonesia). PADI telah memenangkan banyak penghargaan-to-date termasuk Most Favourite Group / Band dari MTV Asia & MTV Indonesia Music Awards, Best Album & Group dari Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) dan Best Album / Song / Kategori grup dari AMI (Anugerah Musik Indonesia).

DEWA 19

Dewa 19, often referred to as Dewa, is an Indonesian rock band originating from Surabaya, East Java.

Since the band's formation in 1986 there have been a number of changes to the lineup. The current members are: Ahmad Dhani (keyboard), Andra (guitar), Tyo (drums), Yuke (bass guitar), and Once (vocals).

The first album Dewa 19 was released in 1992. Exceeding expectations, the album received awards from BASF in the categories of Best Newcomer and Most Popular Album of 1993.

During the making of the second album Format Masa Depan which was released in 1994, Wawan left the band again due to incompatibility between the members. After their 1995 album Terbaik-Terbaik which enjoyed sales of more than half a million units was completed, Wong Aksan joined the band as drummer. Wong departed too after the following album Pandawa Lima was finished in 1997 and was replaced by Bimo Sulaksono, a former member of Netral. Not long thereafter Bimo left Dewa 19 and together with Bebi formed the band Romeo.


In addition to the problem of frequent changes to the lineup, Dewa 19 also suffered from the implications of the alleged drug problems of two other band members. Erwin entered a rehabilitation program to end a drug dependency which was ultimately successful. Ari Lasso also experienced difficulties and Dhani insisted that the vocalist role be filled by Once. The vacant drummer's seat was filled by Tyo Nugros.

In their fifth album Bintang Lima released in 2000, the band changed their name from Dewa 19 back to Dewa. Bintang Lima was a hit, selling over 1.7 million copies[citation needed]. Erwin returned to the band as bass guitar player.

After the 2002 release of the popular album Cintailah Cinta, a number of problems emerged. The song "Arjuna Mencari Cinta" was plagued by copyright issues and eventually the band was forced to change the name to "Arjuna" only. Erwin left due to differences with the band's management and was replaced by Yuke Sampurna, formerly the The Groove bassist.

In 2004 Dewa released a live album entitled Atas Nama Cinta I & II followed by the studio album Laskar Cinta. In the same year Dewa changed its name to Dewa 19 again.

In 2006 the eighth studio album Republik Cinta was released. The album has spawned three radio hit singles: "Laskar Cinta", "Selimut Hati" and "Sedang Ingin Bercinta".

In this year, Dewa 19 back to lost one personnel, Tyo Nugros. Tyo out after he had a vacuum of Gods activity due to illness on his legs that required can not play drums for a long time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koes_Plus

DEWA 19 - LARUT

DEWA 19 - LARUT (04:30)

SONG BY AHMAD DHANI FROM ALBUM : REPUBLIK CINTA - 2006

Dewa 19 - Dewi

Dewa 19 - Dewi (04:52)

new single from the new album KERAJAAN CINTA

DEWA 19 - SELIMUT  HATI

DEWA 19 - SELIMUT HATI (04:41)

SONG BY ANDRA FROM ALBUM : REPUBLIK CINTA - 2006

DEWA 19 - LASKAR  CINTA

DEWA 19 - LASKAR CINTA (04:10)

SONG BY AHMAD DHANI FROM ALBUM : REPUBLIK CINTA - 2006

Dewa 19-Hadapi Dengan  Senyuman

Dewa 19-Hadapi Dengan Senyuman (04:04)

I love the lyrics..it really touches my heart..

Indonesian Music

Indonesian is a large nation and have many types of music.Types of music in Indonesia: traditional, non-traditional (local) and non-local (western). There are also combinations of them. Examples of unique non-traditional Indonesian music styles are "dangdut" and "keroncong". The music of Indonesia demonstrates its cultural diversity, nearly every one of the 17,508 islands having its own cultural and artistic history and character. This results in hundreds of different forms of music, which often accompanies dance and theater. The musics of Java,Sumatra,Borneo,Sulawesi, Bali, Flores and other islands have been documented and recorded, and research by Indonesian and international scholars is ongoing.

Kecapi suling

Kecapi suling is a type of instrumental music that is highly improvisational and popular in parts of Java. It is related to tembang sunda.

Gamelan

The most popular and famous form of Indonesian music is gamelan, an ensemble of tuned percussion instruments that include metallophone drums, gongs and spike fiddles along with bamboo flutes. Similar ensembles are prevalent throughout Indonesia and Malaysia, but gamelan is from Java, Bali, India and Lombok. There are rivalries between different regions' variations of gamelan, especially Java and Bali.

Central Java

Gamelan is intricate and meticulously laid out. The central melody is played on a metallophone in the center of the orchestra, while the front elaboration and ornamentation on the melody, and, at the back, the gongs slowly punctuate the music. There are two tuning systems. Each Gamelan is tuned to itself, and the intervals between notes on the scale vary between ensembles.

The metallophones cover four octaves, and include types like the slenthem, demung, saron panerus and balungan. The soul of the gamelan is believed to reside in the large gong, or gong ageng. Other gongs are tuned to each note of the scale and include ketuk, kenong and kempul. The front section of the orchestra is diverse, and includes rebab, suling, siter, bonang and gambang. Male choruses (gerong) and female (pesindhen) solo vocalists are common.

History

Gamelan is rooted in Hinduism and Buddhism, though the island of Java is almost entirely Muslim today. Islam arrived in the 15th century, filtered through Hindustani Indians. With the arrival of the Dutch colonizers, a number system called kepatihan was developed to record the music. Music and dance at the time was divided into several styles based on the main courts in the area -- Surakarta, Yogyakarta, Pakualaman and Mangkunagaran. It is a universal acknowledgment that gamelans are highly honoured citizens.

West Java

West Java, or Sunda, has a diverse brand of gamelan. Gamelan Degung, gamelan salendro and tembang sunda are three primary types.

Gamelan slendro

Gamelan Salendro is used primarily to accompany classical or more modern social dances, and is considered a low-class form. The 20th century saw a rise in the popularity and importance of female singers

East Java

Gamelan from eastern Java is less well-known than central or western parts of the island. Perhaps most distinctive of the area is the extremely large gamyak drum.

Osinger

The Osinger minority in Java are known for social music for weddings and other celebrations, called gandrung, as well as angklung, played by young amateur boylets , which is very similar to Balinese gamelan.

Pop and folk music

Indonesian pop and folk is quite diverse, embracing rock, house, Indonesian hip hop and other genres, as well as distinctly Indonesian forms. There are several kinds of "ethnic" pop music, generally grouped together as Pop Daerah (regional pop). These include Pop Sunda, Pop Minang, Pop Batak, and others. The regional pop musics mostly use local languages and a mix of western and regional style music and instruments. Indonesian Pop music is extremely popular in neighbouring countries, especially Malaysia.

Kroncong

Kroncong (alternative spelling: Keroncong) has been evolving since the arrival of the Portuguese, who brought with them European instruments. By the early 1900s, it was considered a low-class urban music. This changed in the 1930s, when the rising Indonesian film industry began incorporating kroncong, and then even more so in the mid- to late 1940s, when it became associated with the struggle for independence.

Perhaps the most famous song in the kroncong style is Bengawan Solo, written in 1940 by Gesang Martohartono, a Solonese musician. Written during the Japanese Imperial ArmyWorld War II, the song (about the Bengawan Solo River, Java's longest and most important river) became widely popular among the Javanese, and then later nationally when recordings were broadcast over the local radio stations. The song also became quite popular with the Japanese soldiers, and when they returned to Japan at the end of the war re-recordings of it (by Japanese artists) became best-sellers. Over the years it has been re-released many times by notable artists, mainly within Asia but also beyond (like Anneke Grönloh), and in some places it is seen as typifying Indonesian music. occupation of the island in

Gesang himself remains the most renowned exponent of the style, which although it is seen now as a somewhat starchy and "dated" form is still popular among large segments of the population, particularly the older generation.

Dangdut

Dangdut is a form of dance music that has been popular since the mid-1970s. Dangdut is based around the singers, and stars include Rhoma Irama and Elvy Sukaesih (the log and Queen of Dangdut), along with Inul Daratista, Evie Tamala, Mansyur S., A. Rafiq, and Fahmy Shahab. It is also popular in Malaysia as the symbol of Malay race (not Malay ethnic).

Jaipongan

Jaipongan is a very complex rhythmic dance music from the Sundanese people of western Java. The rhythm is liable to change seemingly randomly, making dancing difficult for most listeners. Its instruments are entirely Sundanese, completely without imported instruments from the West, China, Japan or elsewhere. It was invented by artists like Gugum Gumbira after Sukarnorock and roll and other western genres. prohibited

Qasidah modern

Qasidah is an ancient Arabic word for religious poetry accompanied by chanting and percussion. Qasidah modern adapts this for pop audiences.

Gambus

Gambus literally means oud, referring to a type of lute. It is used to denote a type of orchestra and the music it plays, believed to be introduced by Muslim settlers from Yemen. Though popular among Arabs in Indonesia, it has gained little popularity elsewhere.

Tapanuli ogong

From Tapanuli, tapanuli ogong is a form of dance music played with a type of lute, trumpet and flute.

Indonesian Music Legends

From Gesang, Koes Bersaudara/Koes Plus (Indonesian #1 Legend), Dara Puspita, Alfian, Titiek Puspa, Guruh Gypsi, Gombloh and Lemontrees, Bing Slamet, Benyamin S, Godbless, Chrisye, DARSO (Calung X), Harry Roesli (50's-70's) till Fariz RM, Iwan Fals,and many more. There is also The Tielman Brothers who originally from Indonesia but they gained popularity in Europe, especially Netherlands

References

Bass, Colin. "No Risk -- No Fun!"". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 131-142. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
  • Heaton, Jenny and Steptoe, Simon. "A Storm of Bronze". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 117-130. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0