Recruit To RevolutionTerry CollinsAugust 24, 2016 by Terry CollinsAugust 24, 201601404John Coast was 31 when he flew to Bukittinggi in 1948. His life’s journey until that point had been one...
The Influence of Javanese Music on Early JazzTerry CollinsMay 31, 2016March 8, 2021 by Terry CollinsMay 31, 2016March 8, 202102179“Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.” – Herbie...
Education is LifeTerry CollinsMarch 7, 2016March 8, 2016 by Terry CollinsMarch 7, 2016March 8, 201601108“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” – John Dewey (1859 – 1952) Psychologists will tell you...
The Kids Went Wild in BataviaTerry CollinsFebruary 9, 2016 by Terry CollinsFebruary 9, 201602890“The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.” – Louis Armstrong Joey Alexander’s nomination for two Grammy...
Jalan Jalan – A Novel of IndonesiaTerry CollinsJanuary 25, 2016January 25, 2016 by Terry CollinsJanuary 25, 2016January 25, 201601601Mike Stoner Tuttle Publishing 2016 ISBN 978-0-8048-4629-5 The dozen or so books about Indonesia that I’ve reviewed, most for these...
A Brief History of IndonesiaTerry CollinsNovember 2, 2015October 20, 2017 by Terry CollinsNovember 2, 2015October 20, 201702222A Brief History of Indonesia by Tim Hannigan pub. Tuttle 2015 pp.288 ISBN 978-0-8048-4476-5 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-4629-1716-7(ebook) The sub-title is far...
Jakarta Jive, Bali BluesTerry CollinsSeptember 19, 2015August 4, 2017 by Terry CollinsSeptember 19, 2015August 4, 201701315Living through interesting times and recording them as an observer, albeit with a strong attachment, offers a value not only...
IndoJazzia: Indonesian Jazz is Going PlacesTerry CollinsMay 29, 2015August 8, 2017 by Terry CollinsMay 29, 2015August 8, 201701430With the news that 11-year-old Indonesian pianist Joey Alexander’s first album, My Favourite Things, topped the jazz charts in the...
Sins of the Father?Terry CollinsJanuary 13, 2015August 8, 2017 by Terry CollinsJanuary 13, 2015August 8, 20172 557“The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father.” – Bible: Ezekiel 18:20 When I was 17 in mid-sixties...
Tesla Manaf EffendiTerry CollinsNovember 3, 2014April 22, 2021 by Terry CollinsNovember 3, 2014April 22, 202101038I haven’t asked Tesla why his parents gave him that name, but it fits the latest guitarist to have an...
Indonesia Etc.: Exploring the Improbable NationTerry CollinsJune 18, 2014August 11, 2017 by Terry CollinsJune 18, 2014August 11, 201701769And explore Indonesia with a very keen eye and widening mind is what Elizabeth Pisani (EP) did for just over...
John H. McGlynn – The Lontar FoundationTerry CollinsApril 8, 2014August 23, 2017 by Terry CollinsApril 8, 2014August 23, 201712159For much of the world, Indonesia is an exotic country next to Bali, and Java is where coffee comes from....
Welcome to SmislandTerry CollinsJanuary 15, 2014August 11, 2017 by Terry CollinsJanuary 15, 2014August 11, 201711701Welcome to Smisland Mathieu Sechet (aka Nyoman Seseh) (with Keira O’Connor) pub. Bali Buku 2013 After 10 years working in...
Resource Rich – Language PoorTerry CollinsNovember 8, 2013August 16, 2017 by Terry CollinsNovember 8, 2013August 16, 20170833In 2007, Indonesia was the first country to enact legislation, Law No. 40 of 2007 concerning Limited Liability Companies, making...
Save Wildlife, Save OurselvesTerry CollinsOctober 21, 2013August 16, 2017 by Terry CollinsOctober 21, 2013August 16, 201702146And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the...
Crazy Little Heaven: An Indonesian JourneyTerry CollinsOctober 7, 2013August 16, 2017 by Terry CollinsOctober 7, 2013August 16, 201701920With his fellow Tasmanian wife and their two young children, Mark Heyward arrived in East Kalimantan in 1992 to teach...
And All That JazzTerry CollinsSeptember 24, 2013August 16, 2017 by Terry CollinsSeptember 24, 2013August 16, 201701254It was a few years before I discovered that in 1967 Bubi Chen, the piano maestro from Surabaya, guitarist Jack...
Family FunTerry CollinsSeptember 9, 2013February 9, 2022 by Terry CollinsSeptember 9, 2013February 9, 202201047Are you bored with watching your children's boredom as they play boring video games? Do you send your children emails...
Indonesia Face To FaceTerry CollinsAugust 26, 2013August 16, 2017 by Terry CollinsAugust 26, 2013August 16, 20170964Ivan Southall (1921-2008) was an Australian writer best known for young-adult fiction, but he also wrote seven books for adults,...
My Account Of The HajjTerry CollinsJuly 2, 2013August 16, 2017 by Terry CollinsJuly 2, 2013August 16, 201701052I first met Nick Hughes at the turn of this year at a book launch and got chatting to him...
Street Art as CultureTerry CollinsJune 19, 2013August 16, 2017 by Terry CollinsJune 19, 2013August 16, 201711959“There’s too much culture. How can you sift through it all?” – Dan Quinn of this parish That statement begs...