Ages Biola and Musical Angels playing Keroncong at Merdeka Square

Another random and magical day in Jakarta! I thought I was heading to Menteng Suropti last Sunday morning to watch musicians in the park and miraculously ended up at Merdeka Park with a new Dutch friend, Aniek, to watch Ages Biola and his lovely students playing on stage for the celebrations of Dalam Rangkan Pencanangan […] Read more »

Pemilihan Abang None Jakarta Pusat 2012 at Senayan City

An invitation from our friend Abdul Qowi Bastian at Jakarta Globe to attend Pemilihan Abang None Jakarta Pusat 2012 where he was one of 30 finalists led to yet another evening of magic in Jakarta!  Not aware of what the event actually was, I went along with a new friend Lynne from Korea who recently […] Read more »

JFFF – Beautiful Dancing from Singkawang Kalimantan Barat

I absolutely loved this dance by performers from Singkawang Kalimantan Barat – so colourful and made me feel blessed that I could be in Indonesia and experience such a beautiful culture 🙂 Share on Facebook Read more »

Matajiwa at Kedai Cafe, Kemang

What a surprise to go to one of my favourite chilled out hang outs and actually see live music! It was such a treat to see Anda playing again and such a great mix of instruments – wind pipes, drums, didge and incredible vocals…. Can’t wait to see them playing again in the near future.. […] Read more »

Something Strange and Beautiful

Going to see music in Jakarta is often a community event.  The musicians never seem to take with them the attitudes of rock stars, rather they tend to play for the people.  Any song requests are accepted and attempted, any budding musicians can join the band, or steal the microphone for a whole set, with barely the […] Read more »

Mass Romantic at Largo Cafe, Kemang

I love the energy and music of this band!! Go check them out every Saturday night at Largo Cafe, Jl Benda, Kemang… …. and a HUGE THANK YOU to Adicumi Sastroputro for taking cool photos with my camera… apologies for giving you another assignment when you had just finished work… love them… thank you! Share […] Read more »

Cranberries at Java Rockin’land…..

There is something really special about seeing a band that you loved when you were a teenager and had pretty much forgotten since they dropped off your radar as time went on. When we saw that the Cranberries were playing at Ancol, we knew that we had to go. If only to reminisce about life […] Read more »