Tag: Homegrown & Well Known
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Homegrown & Well Known: EDO WULIA & CIKA
Starting out as behind the scenes volunteers at minikino.org, Edo, a qualified music teacher, and Cika, a talented architect, are devoted to short films. With minimum cash flow, a very small team, small audience numbers, and almost zero support from the government, it’s pretty remarkable that Minikino, an organization dedicated to showcasing quality short films,…
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Homegrown & Well Known: AGUS PANDE
Being a great jazz musician was his teenage dream. But one fateful afternoon, this shy Balinese guy set eyes on the beautiful body of a Canon SLR, dumped music and moved his heart to photography. He forgot economics, introduced his new love to his dad, and set off to America. Read on romantics! As one…
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Homegrown & Well Known: ERICK EST
Who are you when you start with nothing, sell your motorbike to support your habit, go bankrupt several times over and, despite all of this, still refuse to quit? You’re Erick EST, that’s who. From Junkie, to JRX, to Navicula, he’ll tell you everything you want to know. And why do you want to know?…
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Homegrown & Well Known: GUNA KUPIT
His very existence brings with it the hope that Bali, musically speaking, still has a big, bright future. His unique approach to composing songs has awoken legions of local youth to the idea that being indie does not always mean being try-hard or, for punk’s sake, that you have to be punk. His band, Nosstress, inks Bali fair and square…
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Homegrown & Well Known: BRIANNA SIMORANGKIR
Starting with a smooth and sensible romance with Jazz, this girl grabbed punk rock with just the kind of rough and in-your-face approach that punk rock requires. Born and raised in Bali, she’s Brianna and she’s young, talented and loud. Look out Indonesia, cause this girl’s got the attention of the big city kids now.