Music

Celebrating Javanese influence that was present in Paris in 1889, the Impressions Universelles Concert fuses two great cultures together in an enchanting musical performance. A group of dancers from the Sanggar Tari Darma Giri Budaya, Wonogiri. Photo courtesy of STEMI /NOW!JAKARTA Javanese influence in France dates back to 1889, when the first landmark of entertainment in

Over 2,300 guests packed the sold-out A$AP Rocky concert on 6 April at Manarai Beach House. The group was invited to perform during the grand opening event of the latest go-to spot in Nusa Dua, Bali. Over 2,300 guests packed the sold-out A$AP Rocky concert on 6 April at Manarai Beach House. Photo courtesy of

The most awaited summer festival in Indonesia, We The Fest 2019 is scheduled to be held from 19 to 21 July at Jakarta International Expo (JIEXPO) Kemayoran. Going with ‘Beyond the Music’, the three-day festival is expected to be a one-stop shop for art, fashion, food, and of course music. We The Fest 2019 is

Jakarta music lovers were given a very special treat recently when the Jakarta Simfonia Orchestra and the Jakarta Oratorio Society put on a magnificent  performance of Bach’s Mass in B minor at the Aula Simfonia in Kemayoran. Jakarta Simfonia Orchestra and the Jakarta Oratorio Society  performed Bach Mass in B Minor on 20 April at Aula Simfonia Jakarta. Photo courtesy of Aula

While all music is made by computers nowadays, Holland’s deep south band DeWolff emerges with an old recording promoting eclectic music in a groovy mind-altering experience. From left to right:  Pablo van de Poel, Robin Piso and Luka van de Poel ​​   One of the wildest live bands in their league, the group, which released Grand Southern Electric in 2014

Pinpointing the moment when the creation of The Creation began can be as tricky as determining the precise moment in time that our universe was born. String quartets by Joseph Haydn. Photo courtesy of Staats Museum, Vienna/NOW!JAKARTA Even the word ‘born’ can be problematic as birth is hardly the beginning of existence. There’s also the fact that the identity of

To celebrate its 15 year, the Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival (JIJJF) presents a line up of artists geared towards its new target market—millennials. 2019 BNI Java Jazz Festival will be held from 1 to 3 March at JIEXPO Kemayoran. Photo courtesy of Java Festival Production/NOW!JAKARTA The annual event, held in March is like an

Whenever we find a song that relates to our current situation, we tend to listen to it over and over. Something about it speaks to us. Moves us. Grounds us. And proves that life is just a really good playlist. So this month, whether alone or with a friend, lay on a blanket, look at

Dutch-born Christiaan Kuyvenhoven is hailed as one of the most highly acclaimed pianists in the world, with an equally successful career in acting and presenting. Having won numerous prizes on international piano competitions, and worked with conductors such as Jaap van Zweden, Otto Tausk and Jean-Bernhard Pommier, Kuyvenhoven’s performances are much sought after. He has

“As the autumn leaves fall and wither, so have my hopes withered… With joy I hasten to meet death face to face”. Beethoven wrote these words in a letter bewailing six years of increased loss of hearing to his brothers around the time he was finishing his 2nd symphony in October 1802. If Beethoven had the

The legendary pop star will perform at the  DoubleTree by Hilton Jakarta Diponegoro in March. Ranjit Jose spoke to him about trends in pop music and some of his inspirations. The legendary pop star Engelbert Humperdink will be performing in Jakarta this March. Photo courtesy of  DoubleTree by Hilton Jakarta Diponegoro/NOW!JAKARTA As with everything else in

Yogyakarta-based experimental duo Senyawa held its much anticipated concert Tanah + Air at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ) at the end of December, mesmerising hundreds of fans, thanks to vocalist Rully Shabara’s intense voice and unique sounds produced by Wukir Suryadi’s self-made music instrument bambuwukir. In Indonesian, tanah and air separately mean earth and water. But