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.
School is the place where we spent most of our early years as children. Thus, it is important to pick the right institution. With the hands of Andra Matin as the main architect, Sekolah Cikal Cilandak offers an option for the people who seeks for comfort , beauty and a good education for their children.
Philips J. Vermonte is The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Head of Department of Politics and International Relations. Attaining his Master Degree in University of Adelaide and Ph.D at Northern Illinois University, he is not only has interest in politics, but also music, where he and friend-Taufiq Rahman created Jakartabeat.net. We visited Mr. Vermonte in the CSIS office where he explained the work of CSIS, the recent presidential elections, and Jakartabeat.
In 2012, Pearson Index put Indonesia in their lowest rank on Global Education Index. Though 20% of Indonesia’s national budget is spent on education, the quality of our system is still far from its ideal state. Inibudi.org is an online education portal that advises an alternative way in the education system, both for students and teachers.
Due to a personal goal and a dissatisfaction with the education system, the once accountant-Monika Irayati helped establish Erudio School of Art, a high school that uses an alternative method to teaching its students. Sincerely believing that children naturally want to learn and that they should be encouraged to do so, Monika Irayati talked to us and gave us a tour of the school to show what students and every child are capable of.
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.
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