10 band Indonesia yang keren

In my previous post, I promised to post again about Indonesian bands. Well here they are, enjoy :)

1. Padi

Padi is one of the most famous bands of Indonesia and they are from Surabaya! Fadly the vocalist has a very unique voice which became Padi's greatest asset until now.
Watch HITAM by Padi

2. Drive
One of the newer bands, and they're bringing out rock!
Watch TAK TERBALAS by Drive

3. Funky Kopral
There are not many funk bands in Indonesia and Funky Kopral is one of the best. Unfortunately I don't find any of their videos at youtube. I think I have given Elise some of their songs, tho.

4. Tipe-X
The most famous Indonesian SKA band!
Watch KAMU NGGA' SENDIRIAN by Tipe-X

5. J-Rocks
Their music is influenced by Japanese rock and that is why I put them on the list. Oh and because they're really really talented! :)
Watch CERIA by J-Rocks

6. Ungu
A pop band whose popularity is overwhelming Peterpan at the moment, hehe
Watch KEKASIH GELAPKU by Ungu

7. Kerispatih
A pop-ballad band whose vocalist has a great voice.
Watch TAPI BUKAN AKU by Kerispatih

8. Jagostu
This band is new and has an indie sound.
Watch MAU TAK MAU by Jagostu

9. Cokelat
A rock band with a female vocalist and a very talented guitarist. The song here, Bendera, is a tribute to the Indonesian flag and dedicated to the Indonesian Army in Lebanon as Peacekeepers for UNIFIL.
Watch BENDERA by Cokelat

10. Sheila On 7
This is the original band of Eross, the guitarist from Jagostu, who is also the creator of Bendera. But now SO7 is no longer active eventhough they don't break up or anything. This video contains scenes from the movie 30 Hari Mencari Cinta (Searching Love in 30 Days).
Watch MELOMPAT LEBIH TINGGI by Sheila On 7

Band Sekolah!

My host family in Perth lives quite far away from Melville Senior High School. My host sister decided to enter Melville SHS because it has a special music program, and for that she has to travel a long way everyday (and, during my stay here in Perth, so do I). But when I came to her music class last week, I knew it was worth it!

Dalam band Melville SHS, terdapat alat-alat musik tiup seperti terompet, saksofon, trombon, dan tuba, juga terdapat bas, gitar elektrik, keyboard, serta drum. Bagi saya waktu itu (dan saya rasa juga bagi semua orang lain yang baru pertama kali melihat band Melville SHS), band tersebut tampak seperti band jazz.

So when the music teacher played a rock tune out of his laptop, I didn't get it. It just didn't make sense (because I thought the band was a jazz band). Then the school band started playing the exact same song, but with all those brass instruments, the song sounded very different. It was awesome.

Benar-benar mengejutkan, karena saya belum pernah melihat band sekolah seperti ini di Surabaya. SMA saya tidak memiliki band sekolah. Beberapa SMA di Surabaya memiliki band sekolah, tapi saya belum pernah melihat band sekolah dengan alat musik tiup yang memainkan musik rock!

Wish I had a really cool school band back home.

Ide baru untuk pelajaran musik di Indonesia, mungkin?