Tracklistings:
1. Intro
2. Dogol Street
3. Get Happy
4. Used To
5. Samba Sunda
6. Tell Me
7. Mean Curry
8. Free
9. In Doubt
10. Cukup Tak Mengapa
11. Jimbaran Jive
Gita Wirjawan, a successful professional banker, a musician (pianist), and also a producer, has had a vision to promote Indonesian musicians internationally through a multi national project. The first Bali Lounge was a huge success that brought Tompi to the top. It was a jazz fusion/world music led by 6 multi national players (Tompi, Harry Toledo, Brune Le Flanchec, Lewis Pragasam, Nicolas Rastoul and Rick Smith). The song entitled “Something’s Wrong” from the album became a major hit in many radio airplays in 2004. Several years later, Gita Wirjawan continued the project and brought it into a new perspective. Bali Lounge 2 was launched! Unlike Bali Lounge 1, Bali Lounge 2 came out with more “popish” nuance.
The album starts with a very interesting intro. It’s the demonstration of Lewis Pragasam and Demas’s skill, combining the art of world music with modern drum beat, plus some voices in carnatic style representing the beauty of Indian beat. It only goes for 27 seconds, I wish it could be longer, but at least it could give us enough clue of what this album is meant to be.
[pictures taken from Bali Lounge 2’s myspace]
-Reviewed by: Riandy Kurniawan
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