Keribo, Danu along with Agay: The Buskers
Jakarta will be famous for three things: its food, its traffic along with its street musicians.
Keribo along with his friends Danu along with Agay take pride in entertaining bus passengers – they ride anywhere between 40 along with 50 different buses a day – choking down the fumes through countless Kopajas along with belting out the hits through Indonesian idols like Slank, Iwan Fals along with Jamrud. along with while you won’t find the trio crooning Frank Sinatra tunes or swanning Bieber’s falsetto, Keribo along with his friends happily take requests along with know anywhere between 150-200 songs off the top of their heads.
“We get to play for thousands of people every day”, says the 33-year-old guitar player. “We hop on our first bus at around 11 inside the afternoon along with play until 11 at night. This specific’s not a cafe gig, nevertheless you never know what will happen. Someone might invite you to play their wedding along with then someone at of which wedding might know someone on a label. You have to believe of which miracles happen every day.”
With an outlook like of which This specific’s no wonder of which Keribo, with long black hair along using a shy smile, loves the freedom of which comes with playing the city’s buses. Whether belting out the hits in Bekasi or singing his lungs out in Senen, the life-long artist, who has been busking for the last seven years, will be happy with the lifestyle along with wouldn’t trade This specific for anything – except a big-time contract, of course.
By why work as a trio? Why not play alone along with keep all the money for yourself?
“There’s something about working in a trio. We share everything. Also, if we’re lazy, the different person motivates us along with we encourage one another.”
nevertheless what happens if you are singing your heart out along with no one will be reaching in their pockets to pull out a few ‘thank you’ Rupiahs?
“People don’t have to pay, some people are happy just to know we’re working”, says Keribo. “We’re like a live radio station. You can change the channel, either get off the bus or ask us to play a song.”
This specific could be worse. Kopajas are notorious for teams of pickpockets. People who, rather than play the guitar along with work for a living, simply rob people trying to get to home inside the evenings. “We don’t know Justin Bieber songs. We know Iwan Fals along with Slank…if you want we can play Metallica…we know ‘Nothing Else Matters’. genuinely, if you ask us to play Slank, we’re happy. along with if you want to give Rp.500 or Rp.1,000 we consider This specific a not bad day.” nevertheless they also work security. “A lot of people don’t take Kopaja because of pickpockets. Then there are people who see pickpockets nevertheless don’t do anything. This specific’s sad. I feel like I have to do something. If these guys are generating people scared, then no one will ride. I have to stop them.”
Sometimes of which means throwing a punch. different times Keribo simply gives the pickpockets a look of which means he knows what they are up to. They normally get off at the next stop, giving up a seat for someone who might have an ear for music, or someone who incorporates a contact at a record label, who might give Keribo, Danu along with Agay the big break they have been looking for.
- Agay (black stocking cap), 27, guitar along with vocals, Matraman – 089650469285
- Keribo (long hair), 33, vocals along with keyboard
- Danu (hat), 23, vocal
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Keribo, Danu along with Agay: The Buskers
Keribo, Danu along with Agay: The Buskers