Few things bring people together the way music does, and in the presence of live gigs, an audience, whether or not familiar with the act on stage, is inevitably moved to join in the dancing and humming that the moment calls for.

On Wednesday evening, Jakarta’s crowd of music enthusiasts were spoiled with a unique blend of sounds coming from three distinct bands at an event named “G’Day Mate,” presented by the Australian Embassy as part of its effort to strengthen ties with Jakarta’s youths.

Promoted mainly as an event for Indonesians who have studied Down Under to reconnect with their Australian fellow alumni, two local acts with ties to Australia were featured in the event: Elephant Kind, a relatively new but rising name within the local music scene, and Neonomora, whose eclectic sounds have garnered much-deserved attention over the past few years.

Bam Mastro of Elephhant Kind graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and during his studies played in the local band SaySky.

Opening the night with their original catchy tunes, the band later in their performance presented their own rendition of “I Come From a Land Down Under,” a popular track by Australian rock band Men at Work, triggering a murmuring sing-along by those familiar with it.

Neonomora charmed the crowd not just with her electronic-infused music but also with her mysterious yet energetic stage presence, just before Brisbane-based indie pop stars The Jungle Giants, the night’s headliner, took the stage.

With a growing international fan base since the four-piece’s first single “Mr. Polite,” the band’s indie pop set managed to attract not just former residents of their home country but also local followers of the band’s music, who that night sang along and cheered to lead vocalist Sam Hales’s amicable banter in between songs.

Alison Purnell, the cultural counselor at the Australian Embassy, said she hoped the back-to-back performances by acts from Indonesia and Australia would create a bridge connecting musical talent between the two countries.

“This is the first time that we’ve held an event specifically for bringing really young people together,” she told the Jakarta Globe.

“So we’re targeting young Indonesians who have studied in Australia, but it was more than that; it was about introducing a young Australian band, a breakthrough band, to meet with an Indonesian indie rock band as well.

“We chose [The Jungle Giants] because they are quite young, they’re new talent, their first album was in 2011. We wanted to introduce them to Indonesia. Many Australians don’t understand just how young and exciting Indonesia is, especially Jakarta, so we wanted to sort of introduce to them that there’s a whole new audience for them as well.”