Alur Bunyi: SIMAKDIALOG

SIMAKDIALOG will return to the GoetheHaus stage presenting “GONG”, Riza Arshad’s interpretation that moves between jazz and traditional music, lengthy researched before his passing in 2017.

Music echoes through all the turns and tides of GoetheHaus Jakarta. Artists take the stage, some new, some familiar, and claim their presence through their ideas. Some find their way back in different forms. SIMAKDIALOG is one of them.
 
Its history with GoetheHaus Jakarta goes back to the early days of Serambi Jazz, initiated by the band’s leader Riza Arshad together with Goethe-Institut Jakarta. The programme brought contemporary and innovative German, Indonesian, and European jazz musicians to the stage, while creating a space for musical exchange between Germany and Indonesia.
 
SIMAKDIALOG became a longstanding partner in that story. They performed at GoetheHaus Jakarta over the years, launched two of their albums here, and were sent to represent Indonesia at an international jazz trade fair & showcase. Their music has continued to move between progressive jazz and Indonesian musical traditions, with a changing lineup that brings together veteran players and musicians still finding their footing. That constant movement has always been part of what makes the band distinctive.
 
The group went through a period of uncertainty and obscurity after a profound loss within the group, but now they return with a new lineup, carrying the same spirit that has been with us for so long. We are glad to welcome them back as part of the encounters that mark the reopening of GoetheHaus, in the framework of our flagship music programme, Alur Bunyi!