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I am happy to announce that I will be in Kuala Lumpur & Singapore & Jakarta between mid march and mid april. I am looking forward to meet with old friends and new friends . I am sure that I will fully enjoy the culture, the food, the climate, and last but not least the music . A major highlight of my trip will be to visit the concert Chrisye 2012 Kidung Abadi in Jakarta on 5th of april. If you want to stay up to date with my travel and musical adventures in South East Asia follow me on my Twitter and like my Facebook page.

I would like to share a video report made by Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen from Jakarta.

“Indonesian authorities have launched a campaign to protect thousands of children who live on the streets of the capital Jakarta. The move follows one man’s admission that he raped, murdered and mutilated at least 10 street kids. Officials are concerned that many more children may have been his victims.”

Let’s hope that the Indonesian authorities will be able to protect their child citizens. In the video the kids sing the song Jangan Menyerah (Don’t give up). I dedicate my own cover version of Jangan Menyerah to them, and to all other street children of Indonesia.
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Reporters of Ranesi, Radio Nederland Siaran Bahasa Indonesia, recently visited me in my hometown Enschede. First they shot a video while I was singing in the streets of the city centre. At the same time Dutch people were interviewed about Indonesian pop music. You can watch this video here. Later they made a second video in my home. They filmed my studio, and I played a few songs live on the piano. One of the songs is Desaku, that I sing together with my girlfriend Lucie. Read the rest of this entry to watch the video. It also contains an interview with me in Bahasa Indonesia.
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Today, 2 years after the legendary Indonesian musician Chrisye passed away, I would like to look back on his life and career by writing about 2 wonderful products, the Chrisye Masterpiece Trilogy and the book Chrisye, sebuah memoar musikal. I would also like to point you to the song Telah pergi sahabat tercinta, a cover that I published exactly one year ago in memory of Chrisye.

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I wrote this song to wish you a very happy new year!!
May all your dreams come true
A new version of this song is now for sale on-line, go to my shop page.

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In Jakarta I was invited to visit the concert of Peter Pan on 19th of october in Ancol, Jakarta. And not just visit……. I could go backstage, and there would be an opportunity to meet up with the musicians. So I went there early evening, accompanied by Sandy from Delta FM radio. Upon arrival it was immediately clear that this was a large event: a huge open area, spotlights, camera’s, the crowd slowly moving in while the band was still doing soundcheck. The entire show would be broadcasted live on RCTI tv.
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I have received many requests for tabs since I published my cover of Sempurna on YouTube. Well, here they are, accompanied by some instructions, midi files and a video. The song Sempurna is by Andra and the Backbone. These tabs are my interpretation of the song, using my own playing technique.
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