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Don't Talk About Freedom by The Gang Of Harry Roesli
The Gang Of Harry Roesli
Artist Biography For The Gang Of Harry Roesli
Roesli Was Born With The Full Name Djauhar Zaharsjah Fachruddin Roesli In Bandung West Java On 10 September 1951 He Was The Youngest Of Major General Roeshan Roesli's Four Children. In 1970 He Enroled In The Aviation Engineering Program At The Bandung Institute Of Technology. He Also Studied Music Under Remy Silado And Slamet Abdul Syukur.
In The Early 1970s Roesli Formed The Gang Of Harry Rusli. First Playing Rock And Blues They Later Switched To Acoustic And Made A Protest Album Inspired By Bob Dylan. He Released His Debut Solo Album Philosophy Gang In 1973. Although Initially Interested In Becoming A Writer Like His Grandfather And Writing Numerous Pieces Of Poetry His Work Was Never Published.After His Album With The Gang Of Harry Rusli He Went To The Jakarta Art Educational Institute. Then Studied On Scholarship At The Rotterdam Conservatory In The Netherlands For Two Years He Graduated In 1981.
Upon His Return Roesli Began Work On An Avant-Garde Project Mixing The Sounds Of Iannis Xenakis John Cage And Karlheinz Stockhausen With Poetry By Yudhistira Ardi Noegraha. In 1982 Roesli Began Occasionally Collaborating With Putu Wijaya The Two Would Sometimes Go Overseas Together For Performances. Roesli Also Collaborated With Nano Riantiarno's Teater Koma And Several International Troupes. He Also Took A Position As Professor Of Music At The Indonesia University Of Education And Pasundan University Both In Bandung.
On 17 August 2001 Roesli Performed A Satirized Version Of The Patriotic Song "Garuda Pancasila" Changing The Lyrics To Say That He Was Tired Of The Lack Of Reform In The Period Following The Fall Of Suharto. The Performance Held During Independence Day Celebrations In Front Of The Home Of Former President Abdurrahman Wahid Led To Him Being Questioned By Police The Police Considered Charging Him With Expressing Hatred And Hostility Toward The Indonesian Government A Crime Under Article 154 Of The Criminal Code. Roesli Later Wrote A Letter Of Apology To Family Of The Song's Composer Sudharnoto And Issued A Public Apology To Those Who May Have Been Offended. Citing Health Issues He Requested A Delay In Questioning.The Issue Was Eventually Dropped.
From 19 To 21 October Of The Same Year Roesli Held His First Exhibition Since Independence Day. The Event Titled "Teroris Pentas Musik 50 Jam" "Terrorist 50-Hour Music Performance" And Held At Rumah Nusantara Cafe And Gallery In Northern Bandung Featured Hundreds Of Singers Ranging From The Well Known To Street Artists.
Roesli Was Known For Sympathizing With Street Musicians Eventually Turning His Home In An Elite District Of Bandung Into The Harry Roesli Music Education Institute The Institute Provided Training To Talented Street Children Free Of Charge. Roesli Also Donated His Front Yard As A Place For Street Vendors To Sell Their Wares. In 2003 Roesli Toured Indonesia With Street Musicians Under His Tutelage. The Tour Called Ziarah Seni Pilgrimage Of Art Was Meant To Disprove That Roesli's Music Was Exclusive. In Response To Claims Of Exclusiveness He Told The Jakarta Post "music Is For Listening Not For Understanding".By The Time Of His Death He Had Helped Over 36 000 Street Children.
On 3 October 2004 Roesli Was Admitted To Harapan Kita Hospital In Jakarta After Suffering A Heart Attack. He Died At The Hospital At 7 55 Pm Local Time UTC 7 On 11 December 2004. Among The Attendees Of His Viewing In Menteng Central Jakarta Were Former Head Of The Armed Forces General Wiranto. Educational Figure Arief Rahman Led The Prayers. After The Viewing His Body Was Buried In The Family Cemetery In Ciomas Bogor.
The Gang Line Up Was Harry Roesli - Bass Percussion Lead Vocal Accoustic Guitar
Albert Warnerin - Lead Guitar Percussion Vocals
Janto Soedjono - Drums Percussion
Indra Rivai - Organ Piano Percussion
Harry Pochang - Harmonica Percussion Vocals
Dadang Latiev - Accoustic Guitar Funny Maker
Art Painting - Ade Murad Handoyo
Front/Back Cover Photo By Sun-Liong Maestro
Producer - Robert Wong Jr And His Mother & Lion Magazine Singapore
Label - Lion Records Singapore
Recorded At Musica Studios Jakarta Indonesia
Remixing - Lion Record Corporation Singapore
Special Thanks To Klein Yusak Omo Tippis Band Choky Oray Srie
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Roesli Was Born With The Full Name Djauhar Zaharsjah Fachruddin Roesli In Bandung West Java On 10 September 1951 He Was The Youngest Of Major General Roeshan Roesli's Four Children. In 1970 He Enroled In The Aviation Engineering Program At The Bandung Institute Of Technology. He Also Studied Music Under Remy Silado And Slamet Abdul Syukur.
In The Early 1970s Roesli Formed The Gang Of Harry Rusli. First Playing Rock And Blues They Later Switched To Acoustic And Made A Protest Album Inspired By Bob Dylan. He Released His Debut Solo Album Philosophy Gang In 1973. Although Initially Interested In Becoming A Writer Like His Grandfather And Writing Numerous Pieces Of Poetry His Work Was Never Published.After His Album With The Gang Of Harry Rusli He Went To The Jakarta Art Educational Institute. Then Studied On Scholarship At The Rotterdam Conservatory In The Netherlands For Two Years He Graduated In 1981.
Upon His Return Roesli Began Work On An Avant-Garde Project Mixing The Sounds Of Iannis Xenakis John Cage And Karlheinz Stockhausen With Poetry By Yudhistira Ardi Noegraha. In 1982 Roesli Began Occasionally Collaborating With Putu Wijaya The Two Would Sometimes Go Overseas Together For Performances. Roesli Also Collaborated With Nano Riantiarno's Teater Koma And Several International Troupes. He Also Took A Position As Professor Of Music At The Indonesia University Of Education And Pasundan University Both In Bandung.
On 17 August 2001 Roesli Performed A Satirized Version Of The Patriotic Song "Garuda Pancasila" Changing The Lyrics To Say That He Was Tired Of The Lack Of Reform In The Period Following The Fall Of Suharto. The Performance Held During Independence Day Celebrations In Front Of The Home Of Former President Abdurrahman Wahid Led To Him Being Questioned By Police The Police Considered Charging Him With Expressing Hatred And Hostility Toward The Indonesian Government A Crime Under Article 154 Of The Criminal Code. Roesli Later Wrote A Letter Of Apology To Family Of The Song's Composer Sudharnoto And Issued A Public Apology To Those Who May Have Been Offended. Citing Health Issues He Requested A Delay In Questioning.The Issue Was Eventually Dropped.
From 19 To 21 October Of The Same Year Roesli Held His First Exhibition Since Independence Day. The Event Titled "Teroris Pentas Musik 50 Jam" "Terrorist 50-Hour Music Performance" And Held At Rumah Nusantara Cafe And Gallery In Northern Bandung Featured Hundreds Of Singers Ranging From The Well Known To Street Artists.
Roesli Was Known For Sympathizing With Street Musicians Eventually Turning His Home In An Elite District Of Bandung Into The Harry Roesli Music Education Institute The Institute Provided Training To Talented Street Children Free Of Charge. Roesli Also Donated His Front Yard As A Place For Street Vendors To Sell Their Wares. In 2003 Roesli Toured Indonesia With Street Musicians Under His Tutelage. The Tour Called Ziarah Seni Pilgrimage Of Art Was Meant To Disprove That Roesli's Music Was Exclusive. In Response To Claims Of Exclusiveness He Told The Jakarta Post "music Is For Listening Not For Understanding".By The Time Of His Death He Had Helped Over 36 000 Street Children.
On 3 October 2004 Roesli Was Admitted To Harapan Kita Hospital In Jakarta After Suffering A Heart Attack. He Died At The Hospital At 7 55 Pm Local Time UTC 7 On 11 December 2004. Among The Attendees Of His Viewing In Menteng Central Jakarta Were Former Head Of The Armed Forces General Wiranto. Educational Figure Arief Rahman Led The Prayers. After The Viewing His Body Was Buried In The Family Cemetery In Ciomas Bogor.
The Gang Line Up Was Harry Roesli - Bass Percussion Lead Vocal Accoustic Guitar
Albert Warnerin - Lead Guitar Percussion Vocals
Janto Soedjono - Drums Percussion
Indra Rivai - Organ Piano Percussion
Harry Pochang - Harmonica Percussion Vocals
Dadang Latiev - Accoustic Guitar Funny Maker
Art Painting - Ade Murad Handoyo
Front/Back Cover Photo By Sun-Liong Maestro
Producer - Robert Wong Jr And His Mother & Lion Magazine Singapore
Label - Lion Records Singapore
Recorded At Musica Studios Jakarta Indonesia
Remixing - Lion Record Corporation Singapore
Special Thanks To Klein Yusak Omo Tippis Band Choky Oray Srie read less
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In The Early 1970s Roesli Formed The Gang Of Harry Rusli. First Playing Rock And Blues They Later Switched To Acoustic And Made A Protest Album Inspired By Bob Dylan. He Released His Debut Solo Album Philosophy Gang In 1973. Although Initially Interested In Becoming A Writer Like His Grandfather And Writing Numerous Pieces Of Poetry His Work Was Never Published.After His Album With The Gang Of Harry Rusli He Went To The Jakarta Art Educational Institute. Then Studied On Scholarship At The Rotterdam Conservatory In The Netherlands For Two Years He Graduated In 1981.
Upon His Return Roesli Began Work On An Avant-Garde Project Mixing The Sounds Of Iannis Xenakis John Cage And Karlheinz Stockhausen With Poetry By Yudhistira Ardi Noegraha. In 1982 Roesli Began Occasionally Collaborating With Putu Wijaya The Two Would Sometimes Go Overseas Together For Performances. Roesli Also Collaborated With Nano Riantiarno's Teater Koma And Several International Troupes. He Also Took A Position As Professor Of Music At The Indonesia University Of Education And Pasundan University Both In Bandung.
On 17 August 2001 Roesli Performed A Satirized Version Of The Patriotic Song "Garuda Pancasila" Changing The Lyrics To Say That He Was Tired Of The Lack Of Reform In The Period Following The Fall Of Suharto. The Performance Held During Independence Day Celebrations In Front Of The Home Of Former President Abdurrahman Wahid Led To Him Being Questioned By Police The Police Considered Charging Him With Expressing Hatred And Hostility Toward The Indonesian Government A Crime Under Article 154 Of The Criminal Code. Roesli Later Wrote A Letter Of Apology To Family Of The Song's Composer Sudharnoto And Issued A Public Apology To Those Who May Have Been Offended. Citing Health Issues He Requested A Delay In Questioning.The Issue Was Eventually Dropped.
From 19 To 21 October Of The Same Year Roesli Held His First Exhibition Since Independence Day. The Event Titled "Teroris Pentas Musik 50 Jam" "Terrorist 50-Hour Music Performance" And Held At Rumah Nusantara Cafe And Gallery In Northern Bandung Featured Hundreds Of Singers Ranging From The Well Known To Street Artists.
Roesli Was Known For Sympathizing With Street Musicians Eventually Turning His Home In An Elite District Of Bandung Into The Harry Roesli Music Education Institute The Institute Provided Training To Talented Street Children Free Of Charge. Roesli Also Donated His Front Yard As A Place For Street Vendors To Sell Their Wares. In 2003 Roesli Toured Indonesia With Street Musicians Under His Tutelage. The Tour Called Ziarah Seni Pilgrimage Of Art Was Meant To Disprove That Roesli's Music Was Exclusive. In Response To Claims Of Exclusiveness He Told The Jakarta Post "music Is For Listening Not For Understanding".By The Time Of His Death He Had Helped Over 36 000 Street Children.
On 3 October 2004 Roesli Was Admitted To Harapan Kita Hospital In Jakarta After Suffering A Heart Attack. He Died At The Hospital At 7 55 Pm Local Time UTC 7 On 11 December 2004. Among The Attendees Of His Viewing In Menteng Central Jakarta Were Former Head Of The Armed Forces General Wiranto. Educational Figure Arief Rahman Led The Prayers. After The Viewing His Body Was Buried In The Family Cemetery In Ciomas Bogor.
The Gang Line Up Was Harry Roesli - Bass Percussion Lead Vocal Accoustic Guitar
Albert Warnerin - Lead Guitar Percussion Vocals
Janto Soedjono - Drums Percussion
Indra Rivai - Organ Piano Percussion
Harry Pochang - Harmonica Percussion Vocals
Dadang Latiev - Accoustic Guitar Funny Maker
Art Painting - Ade Murad Handoyo
Front/Back Cover Photo By Sun-Liong Maestro
Producer - Robert Wong Jr And His Mother & Lion Magazine Singapore
Label - Lion Records Singapore
Recorded At Musica Studios Jakarta Indonesia
Remixing - Lion Record Corporation Singapore
Special Thanks To Klein Yusak Omo Tippis Band Choky Oray Srie read less
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