22.08.25
W_LIST: Best Local Music of 2025 So Far
Sederet pilihan lagu-lagu lokal terbaik sejauh ini di 2025, langsung dari ruang editorial kami.
Sederet pilihan lagu-lagu lokal terbaik sejauh ini di 2025, langsung dari ruang editorial kami.
Djaduk Ferianto has always been very close to the arts. Born the son of artist Bagong Kussudiardja, Djaduk soon delved into the creative field himself, studying fine arts but, in time, focusing on music. His fusing of local Indonesian music with contemporary ideas has earned him a place among the most renowned musicians. Whiteboard Journal had the chance to talk to Djaduk, then watch his performance during the 2014 Jazz Gunung music festival.
This year, Slamet Abdul Sjukur celebrates his 79th birthday. A long journey for the man who spent most of his day doing what he considers his religion: music. While some honorable awards are already rests on his shelf, Slamet Abdul Sjukur continues to create a new definition of what music really is.
On May 29th through June 1st 2014, Whiteboardjournal and Footurama were given the chance to attend a Converse Press Preview in Seoul, South Korea. This time, the title of this event was “Converse Got Seoul”. We were invited to to see the preview of Converse’s latest series and also to enjoy the atmosphere of South Korea’s capital and the largest metropole.
One of Europe’s most celebrated music influencers, LeFtO has been involved in the alternative music scene for over 20 years. A few hours before his debut show in Jakarta, Chandra Drews caught up with the man to talk about jazz, hip hop, beats, his experiences in Asia, his thoughts on football as well as how he correctly predicted the winners of this year’s World Cup.
Held in the mountainside of Bromo, Jazz Gunung is one of the most special music event in Indonesia. The mixture of great panoramic view from Bromo Mountain and the impeccable event production quality is a joy to behold. With this review of the sixth event of Jazz Gunung, we commend our expectation and thought of the upcoming future from this peculiar jazz celebration.
Munir Said Thalib is one of Indonesia's most honoured human rights and anti-corruption activists who was poisoned with arsenic on a flight from Jakarta to Amsterdam on September 7, 2004. Suciwati is continuing her husband spirit to fight the human rights violation issues since that day. With act like “Kamisan” and “Omah Munir” she continuing the struggle of bringing justice for the victims. Not for the sake of revenge, but to prevent future recurrence of human rights infringements.
Di episode ketiga Direktori, kami berkunjung ke Makassar untuk belajar tentang bagaimana semangat literasi menghidupkan budaya kota juga tentang kebersamaan dalam keberagaman.
Temukan siapa dirimu dan bagaimana karaktermu menentukan arah masa depan.
