# music

Java Jazz Festival to Return This Weekend After Pandemic Hiatus

The highly anticipated music festival will run from May 27 to May 29 at Jakarta International Expo, Kemayoran.
Lifestyle May 26, 2022 | 9:59 am

Piano Melodies for a Good Night’s Sleep

Pianist Nina Sari Ishak will release her “Music for Sleeping: Lelap” album digitally on Friday.
Lifestyle Mar 18, 2021 | 7:08 pm

First Media Holds Live Music Concert for Covid-19 Relief

The two-hour concert will feature pop stars Yovie & Nuno, Sandhy Sondoro, Paddy Reborn and Java Jive performing from their own homes.
Special Updates Jun 5, 2020 | 9:11 pm

Collaboration Vital to Improve Music Ecosystem: Education Ministry

The ministry will also issue a certification for local musicians to upskill them.
Lifestyle Mar 11, 2020 | 4:10 am

In the Name of Groove: Java Jazz 2020

Jakarta's annual jazz pilgrimage offers everything from groovy jazz to bluesy funk.
Lifestyle Feb 29, 2020 | 10:46 pm

Java Jazz Festival Returns to Jakarta With The Jacksons, Omar Apollo and Yuni Shara

The yearly jazz festival, one of the largest in the world, will kick off this Friday with performances by local and international artists.
Lifestyle Feb 26, 2020 | 11:47 pm

Standing Ovation at Yo-Yo Ma's First Jakarta Concert

The musician of 100 albums and 19 Grammy Awards brings Bach's "Six Cello Suites" to the Jakarta International Theatre.
Lifestyle Dec 8, 2019 | 12:20 pm

Agnez Mo Responds to Critics in Another Interview

Agnez said her recent interview with Yahoo's Kevin Kenny has been taken out of context.
Lifestyle Nov 30, 2019 | 9:30 pm

'I Have No Indonesian Blood': Agnez Mo's Love-Hate Relationship With Indonesia

The singer's line 'I don’t have Indonesian blood' has raised a furor in her homeland.
Lifestyle Nov 28, 2019 | 6:18 pm

Yo-Yo Ma to Perform Bach Cello Suites in First Indonesian Concert

The Jakarta International Theatre will provide 280 speakers in a three-tier auditorium with 2,500 unrestricted view seats for this show.
Lifestyle Nov 22, 2019 | 4:18 am

International Jatiluhur Jazz Festival Presents Jazz Au Naturel

The first International Jatiluhur Jazz Festival is kicking off this weekend at the Jatiluhur Dam in Purwakarta, West Java.
Lifestyle Nov 21, 2019 | 8:57 pm

Energetic Performance Proves Why Don't We Are No Trust Fund Babies

The American boyband wowed their teen fans with catchy mashups and incredible dance choreography in their first-ever concert in Indonesia.
Lifestyle Nov 21, 2019 | 7:58 pm

Be Sharp and Suzuki Music to Collaborate in Gala Concert

Be Sharp provides free classical music education to the less privileged elementary school students in Indonesia.
Lifestyle Nov 19, 2019 | 4:53 am

Luciano Pavarotti Foundation, Anggun Bring Rome to Jakarta

The late Italian maestro's opera school brings four singers to Jakarta to perform a selection of classic arias.
Lifestyle Nov 11, 2019 | 5:32 pm

American Boyband to Say the Eight Letters in First Indonesian Tour

Presale tickets for Why Don't We's tour were sold out within a matter of minutes.
Lifestyle Nov 8, 2019 | 10:58 pm

See the Late Luciano Pavarotti in Concert With Anggun in Jakarta This Saturday

The concert commemorates 70 years of diplomatic relations between Italy and Indonesia.
Lifestyle Nov 5, 2019 | 7:52 pm

Yo-Yo Ma's Bach Project Comes to Jakarta

Cellist extraordinaire Yo-Yo Ma will hold his first concert in Indonesia on Dec. 6 as part of Bach Project, his solo cultural mission.
Lifestyle Nov 1, 2019 | 7:33 am

Hooked on Gamelan: American 'DIY Ethnomusicologist' Documents Traditional Indonesian Music

After falling in love with the gamelan, Palmer Keen now travels Indonesia in search of traditional music.
Lifestyle Sep 6, 2019 | 2:26 pm

Belgian Embassy Celebrates Indonesian Folk Songs

The embassy presented a gala concert in Jakarta on Sunday to celebrate 70 years of diplomatic ties between Belgium and Indonesia.
Lifestyle Aug 19, 2019 | 7:00 pm