Puteri Indonesia to Represent ?Unity in Diversity? with Garuda Costume at Miss Universe 2016Ishia ToledoJanuary 14, 2017January 15, 2017 by Ishia ToledoJanuary 14, 2017January 15, 201702464Puteri Indonesia 2016 Kezia Warouw will be gracing the stage in a stunning garuda national costume at this year’s celebration...
Miss Indonesia Places Third at Miss World 2016Nadya Joy AdorDecember 22, 2016December 22, 2016 by Nadya Joy AdorDecember 22, 2016December 22, 201602440Miss Indonesia Natasha Mannuela Halim bagged the third place in the prestigious Miss World competition held in in Oxon Hill,...
Jamie James and The Glamour of StrangenessKunang HelmiDecember 19, 2016December 19, 2016 by Kunang HelmiDecember 19, 2016December 19, 201601363Jamie James’ book “The Glamour of Strangeness” is a global survey of exotes, artists and writers who “roam the world...
Recruit To RevolutionTerry CollinsAugust 24, 2016 by Terry CollinsAugust 24, 201601438John Coast was 31 when he flew to Bukittinggi in 1948. His life’s journey until that point had been one...
Artpreciation: Preserving Culture through TourismRemko TanisJune 14, 2016 by Remko TanisJune 14, 201601424The Internationally recognized Agung Rai Museum of Art is one of the venues for a new type of tour called...
Indonesia’s First Modern and Contemporary Art Museum Reveals Design for 2017Indonesia ExpatJune 3, 2016June 3, 2016 by Indonesia ExpatJune 3, 2016June 3, 20160861Set to open in 2017, The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara, or Museum MACAN, finally unveils its...
The Influence of Javanese Music on Early JazzTerry CollinsMay 31, 2016March 8, 2021 by Terry CollinsMay 31, 2016March 8, 202102231“Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.” – Herbie...
Art Appreciation: Meet Bruce CarpenterRemko TanisMay 31, 2016 by Remko TanisMay 31, 201602926Author and co-author of more than 20 books and numerous articles on Indonesian art, culture and history, Bruce W. Carpenter...
The Mapping of JavaJason HueMay 31, 2016September 4, 2023 by Jason HueMay 31, 2016September 4, 202303113The islands of Java and Bali located 8 degrees south of the Equator in the Indian Ocean are two of...
Kamasan: An Ancient Living TraditionDivya PridhnaniMay 31, 2016October 4, 2021 by Divya PridhnaniMay 31, 2016October 4, 202104406Imagine you are a master Balinese painter, and your King has recently commissioned you to do a piece of work....
Bali to London Blues: Erik SondhyRosie MilneMay 2, 2016 by Rosie MilneMay 2, 201601588London Blues, released on the IndoJazzia Musik label in May, is an extraordinary collection of solo pieces by Bali’s own...
Jakarta Players to Stage Sarah Ruhl’s ‘Eurydice’Indonesia ExpatApril 12, 2016April 22, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatApril 12, 2016April 22, 20210859The Jakarta Players will perform “Eurydice”, a contemporary reimagination of the Greek tragedy of Eurydice and Orpheus by playwright Sarah...
Art Spaces in BaliDivya PridhnaniFebruary 24, 2016February 26, 2016 by Divya PridhnaniFebruary 24, 2016February 26, 201602224When thinking of Bali’s premier art and cultural destinations, immediately the tourist Mecca of Ubud springs to mind. For those...
Sax in the City: PT Java Festival ProductionAngela JelitaFebruary 23, 2016 by Angela JelitaFebruary 23, 201602062The Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival debuted in 2005, staging 146 shows which were visited by 47,500 festival-goers. Arguably the...
The Kids Went Wild in BataviaTerry CollinsFebruary 9, 2016 by Terry CollinsFebruary 9, 201602962“The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.” – Louis Armstrong Joey Alexander’s nomination for two Grammy...
Mama Says RelaxMaximilian SurjadiJanuary 25, 2016 by Maximilian SurjadiJanuary 25, 201602410OK, I’ll admit it; I’ve been on a bit of a Will Meyrick-athon of late. He’s a busy guy, so...
Jalan Jalan – A Novel of IndonesiaTerry CollinsJanuary 25, 2016January 25, 2016 by Terry CollinsJanuary 25, 2016January 25, 201601631Mike Stoner Tuttle Publishing 2016 ISBN 978-0-8048-4629-5 The dozen or so books about Indonesia that I’ve reviewed, most for these...
Filling the GrillEamonn SadlerNovember 16, 2015 by Eamonn SadlerNovember 16, 201501655In the early ‘90s, I was working in sales and marketing at the Sari Pan Pacific Hotel in Jakarta. Our...
A Brief History of IndonesiaTerry CollinsNovember 2, 2015October 20, 2017 by Terry CollinsNovember 2, 2015October 20, 201702263A 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...
A World of TraditionEamonn SadlerNovember 2, 2015November 4, 2015 by Eamonn SadlerNovember 2, 2015November 4, 201501690I love traditions. Family traditions, national traditions, anything that is traditional in the true sense of the word. I guess...
Serving the Greater Good: Meet Michael FrantiRemko TanisOctober 27, 2015 by Remko TanisOctober 27, 201503466Michael Franti is an internationally-acclaimed musician and lead vocalist of Michael Franti and Spearhead, who is also a global activist...