Faithful to Musicalizing Poetry

Kompas/Herlambang Jaluardi

Ari Malibu (left) and Reda Gaudiamo

Ari Malibu, 56, and Reda Gaudiamo, 54, have been spreading poetry through songs for more than 30 years. Though they had momentarily felt low-spirited, now Ari and Reda are going through the busiest moments of their music career.

In the last week of March, they launched their third album, Suara dari Jauh (Voice from Afar), in a special show at the Jakarta Arts Building. “A building that is extremely intimidating. I’m nervous as hell!” said Reda, the singer, on Thursday (23/3).