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In this article: Amir Hamzah Goenawan Mohamad Reda Gaudiamo Sapardi Djoko Damono

Written by Rim Adjiperdana
Originally published in Bandwagon Indonesia.

Feb 20, 2017
Indonesian folk ballad duo, Ari Malibu & Reda Gaudiamo formed AriReda in 1988. As one of the few acts best known for setting written poems to music, they have released two albums: Morning Dew (2007) which consists of 10 musical poems by Sapardi Djoko Damono, followed by a self-titled album in September 2015 featuring songs that are adapted from poems by Indonesian renowned poets such as Amir Hamzah, Mozasa, Abdul Hadi WM, Goenawan Mohammad, Sapardi Djoko Damono, and Toto Sudarto Bachtiar.

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