members

Angela López graduated in 2002 from Conservatorio Superior Joaquín Rodrigo (Valencia, Spain), and continued studying piano with L. Chiantore until 2007. She also took classical piano lessons with I. Gulyas, M. Verschoor, L. Berman, E. Heidsieck, P. Rattalino, and D. Bashkirov, amongst others. As a piano soloist she has performed in many venues all around Spain, Chile and Indonesia, and has been a recipient of many prizes and scholarships from, for instance, Certámen de Jóvenes Artistas de Castilla-La Mancha, since 2002. Ángela developed vocal techniques in modern jazz and flamenco singing with E. Andujar and C. Blasco (2001-2004) and since then she has been a vocalist with many music and theatre groups such as Eureka Teatro (2005-2007), with more than 100 performances throughout Spain and Argentina.

Ahmad Rizal was born April 10th, 1979 in Padang, West SumHe studied music formally and got his Bachelors of Art in Ethnomusicology with Analysis of Ethnical Music as major interest at the Faculty of Performance Art in Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta (2002-2009). He also deeply learned theoretical and practical Balinese music through the guidance of I Wayan Senen (2002). Further on, he has been playing and learning djembe through the guidance of Darman (2005), and so much more to deepen djembe specially with Mamady Keita (the great djembefola from Guinea-West Africa) on Mamady Keita's Mini-Guinea Camp Asia in Singapore (2010).

At the moment he sings and plays ethnic percussion and bamboo flute with Nadidada; an ethnic music ensemble.

Selected performances and music projects: Concert Tour in Europe: Holland, Germany,Belgium. Intercultural mission between Indonesia and Europe (2011), Indie Holic party with Hya band Yogyakarta (2010), as composer with Carano Music Ansamble Fund Raising for West Sumateran earthquake Victims (2009)

Gozaldi Nur M. was born on April 26th, 1982 in Padang, West Sumatera. He started formally studying music in 2000 at the Indonesian Institute of Arts in Padang Panjang, West Sumatera. His major instrument was Alto Violin. He continued his studies in Ethnomusicology at the Faculty of Art Performance of Indonesia Institute of Arts in Yogyakarta (2003). In 2004 he started switched to Western Music Composition in the same institute (2004) with Classical Guitar as his major instrument. He graduated as bachelor in 2008.

Selected performances and music projects: BAKABA Visual Art Exhibition – SAKATO Art Community, Part of an Ensemble with GARINYIAK Ensemble in a Combo Band formation, at The Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta (2010), BUTOH MONOLOGUE DANCE at a Art Exhibition_ISIOtheraphy #2, at the Vredeburg Fort, Yogyakarta (2009), SOUND ART IN ACTION at David Armi Putra’s (Artworker, Indonesia) Solo Art Exhibition, Located at Tembi Contemporary Gallery, Yogyakarta (2009), Soundscape Music in Collaboration with Robszeliga (composser, UK) at The Opening of Visual Art Exhibition at Mondecor Gallery, Jakarta (2008), Fluxus Music Performance Art in Kaliurang, Merapi, Yogyakarta (2008), Call for Score SNAIL DANZA in Collaboration with Ellen Corver (Pianist) and Hellen Hulst (Violinist) at The Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta Auditorium (2008), Call for Score UNTITLED in a String Quartet for Jack Body Workshop (composser, New Zealand) at The Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta (2008), TRILINGUAL at The Yogyakarta Contemporary Music Festival, Fort Vredeburg, Yogyakarta (2007), Original Sound Track for a Short Film Bukan Siapa Siapa Directed by Nurjihad Aji Hisyam, Yogyakarta (2007), Soundpedia for a Short Documentary Handycraft Java, a Film by Gazi Sarowar (Filmmaker, Bangladesh) in Yogyakarta (2007)

 

                Djarot Tedy Effendi was born on November 28th, 1973 in Surabaya, East Java. His deep progress in music started when he became part of balinese art community as well as he went to India for 3 months to learn how to play Sitar from local private teacher.Since 2009, Jarod performs at art exhibitions and performnces in Jogja. He concentrates on the musical tradition of Bandung, Bali and Yogyakarta.