All About Jazz : Dwiki Dharmawan – Rumah Batu
There are, in these times of reduced music sales, fewer and fewer models that help niche labels to survive. In the case of New York-based MoonJune Records and its intrepid head Leonardo Pavkovic, the path to survival seems increasingly more about doing what he does for the love of it, and less about fiduciary gain ..
The Guardian : World Peace Trio review – definitely give this a chance
Gamelan, Andalusian, Arabic and South Asian, jazz and funk flow around each other in the World Peace Trio, comprising British reeds virtuoso Gilad Atzmon, Indonesian world and jazz pianist Dwiki Dharmawan and Middle Eastern oud star Kamal Musallam, who met for a one-off jazz festival gig in Jakarta in 2015 and then recorded. This peace-themed ..
AP Reviews : World Peace Trio
INVITED to perform, in 2015, at Jakarta’s Kota Tua Jazz Festival and then at the Bali World Music Festival, Indonesian pianist/keyboardist Dwiki Dharmawan, British saxophonist/clarinettist Gilad Atzmon and Kuwaiti oud player/guitarist Kamal Musallam chose to consolidate their new-found partnership as the World Peace Trio. Creating a tingling fusion of musical strands – as well as importantly demonstrating an absence of ..
Progressor.net : Dharmawan – 2015 – “So Far So Close” (review from UZBEKISTAN)
Prolusion. Indonesian composer and musician Dwiki DHARMAWAN has a career spanning multiple decades in his native country, as a member of the band Krakatau, as a central part in the World Peace Orchestra, as well as a solo recording and performing artist. Released in 2015, “So Far So Close” is the first of his solo ..
World Music Report – Dwiki Dharmawan: Pasar Klewer
It is almost possible to listen to Pasar Klewer by Dwiki Dharmawan as more than analogous with Klewer Market, the largest textile market in Solo City, the Indonesia, if you let its diaphanous aural fabric embrace you and vice-versa. This two disc set makes an urgent case to broaden the musical horizons with its cultural ..