Soal musik mah Indonesia termasuk hebat. Bukan cuma sebagai penonton tapi juga sebagai pelakon yang kreatif seperti grup campuraduk Sol Project + Javanova dengan James Chu sang one man band berblangkon & biduanita ex Los Morenitos, grup latin papan atas ini:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKw3S3KHyW4 atau yang lebih solid seperti ini: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsQvwPn1SsA dan ini: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBMNsiYw2uI maupun yang merakyat di pinggir laut.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY3UgGYaK60 Yang pasti, musik juga berguna untuk lupain sebel di tengah kemacetan. --- holy uncle <holyuncle@...> wrote: > ***International acts are flocking to Indonesia, the worldâs > largest Muslim-majority country, taking advantage of its strong > economy and a growing middle class with disposable income. > > Big names in music flock to Indonesia as economy booms > > Ahmad Pathoni | 4 March 2012 | 0 Comments > Music business booming in Indonesia. > > Jakarta (dpa) â" Janet Jackson, Kylie Minogue and Justin Bieber > are among big names that held concerts in Indonesia last year. > > Katy Perry, Rod Stewart and Roxette recently performed in Jakarta, > while Lady Gaga and Elton John are on the roster to make stops in > the coming months. > > International acts are flocking to Indonesia, the worldâs largest > Muslim-majority country, taking advantage of its strong economy and > a growing middle class with disposable income. > > âIndonesia is home to a large number of music fans, and more and > more tour promoters are eager to finance concerts by international > artists,â said Hasief Adriasyah, an editor with the Indonesian > edition of the Rolling Stone magazine. > > With a population of 240 million people, âthereâs a huge > untapped market,â he said. > > Social media such as Twitter, highly popular in Indonesia, also > allow local fans to get in touch with artists directly and asked > them to hold concerts in their country, Ardiasyah said. > > Rock bands that were popular in the 1980s and 90s such as Dream > Theater, Iron Maiden and Yes either have or are scheduled to > perform in Indonesia. > > But the biggest music event of the year in Indonesia is the annual > Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival. > > About 1,500 musicians from 15 countries were on the festivalâs > March 2-4 bill. They include top names such as Stevie Wonder and > Erykah Badu as well as US jazz legends like Pat Metheny, Bobby > McFerrin and Al Jarreau. > > Such a major international event presents a security challenge for > Indonesia, which has suffered terrorist attacks blamed on Islamist > militants in recent years. > > The bombings of two nightclubs on the Indonesian resort island of > Bali in 2002 killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists. > > There has not been a major attack since 2009, thanks to a police > crackdown on militants. > > American trumpeter Maurice Brown said he was satisfied with the > security arrangement provided by organizers. > > âI have no concern about security,â Brown, who participated at > the Jakarta jazz festival for the third year, told dpa. > > âThe people of Indonesia are really kind and they really embrace > the music,â he said. âThatâs why I like coming here so > much.â > > Tickets for Stevie Wonderâs show on Sunday cost about 200 > dollars, worth two monthsâ salary for many Indonesians. > > But well-off fans are willing to dig deeper into their pockets to > see their favorite artists perform live. > > âIndonesian music fans have strong purchasing power,â said > music industry observer Bens Leo. > > âYou may find it shocking that some David Foster fans spent 25 > million rupiah (2,600 dollars) on the tickets for his recent > concert.â > > Rina Afrizal said she was a big Stevie Wonder fan and could not > wait to see him in concert. > > âThis could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I donât > want to miss it,â said the head-scarved, 32-year-old computer > programmer. âThe expensive ticket is definitely worth it.â > > Indonesiaâs economy, the largest in South-East Asia, is growing > about 6 percent annually thanks mainly to strong domestic > consumption and investment. > > It has remained largely unaffected by the global economic > uncertainty. > > Officials said the expanding concert culture in Indonesia is good > for the economy. > > âNot only do we enjoy the performances but we also reap the > tourism windfall,â said Sapta Nirwandar, deputy minister for > tourism and creative economics. > > âTheir visits will send a positive message that Indonesia is > safe, that Indonesia is conducive to playing music,â he said. > > Brown, the trumpeter for Grammy-winning Tedeschi Trucks Band, said > his only complaint is Jakartaâs notorious traffic congestion. > > âOnce you get caught in traffic, you can get caught for a couple > of hours,â he said. âThatâs not so cool, but everything else > is really cool and the food is great.â > > BM > http://bikyamasr.com/60366/big-names-in ... omy-booms/ ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! 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