Aside from working in human rights and sustainability, I keep a creative practice as my anchor, and I do it through music.
I was trained in classical piano for twelve years at Sekolah Musik Yayasan Pendidikan Musik Jakarta, then moved into contemporary music and jazz, in piano and vocals. I also play Indonesian traditional instruments.
Faeriedance and Rolling with the Blues, from Tales from a Scrapbook, under the tutelage of Reynold Silalahi.
The traditional dance and music group of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), University of Indonesia. Performances in Indonesia, and a cultural mission across Europe: Poland, Germany, Switzerland and France. I play accordion, vocals, percussion, and Indonesian traditional instruments such as talempong, the small kettle gongs of the Minangkabau in West Sumatra, and tehyan, a bowed string from Betawi Jakarta.
A mezzo-soprano in the university's student choir, singing classical, contemporary and Indonesian repertoire. One of the Indonesian pieces is Kalwedo Basudara e, from Maluku.
A musical collaboration between Oromo refugees and Indonesian students, lecturers and musicians. I play accordion, keys and backing vocals in the group.