
30/11/2014
Sounds from the corner #7 : WSATCC
1965 was an important year for Indonesian music. The country itself was just an infant in the eyes of the world. Nearly six decades ago, Indonesia founding father once forbid the incursion of so-called western oriented music into this country. His reason was considered and forcedly admitted as "a wise decision", to prevent the invasion of bad influence from outside that could affect the fighting spirit of Independence among Indonesian people...
"Tutupkanlah semua pintu, matikanlah semua lampu kamar kurungku. Hatiku tetap tenang karena ada sinar terang dari Tuhanku" (Koes Plus -- Di Dalam Bui) 1965 was an important year for Indonesian music....