Artist Info

 

Tika & the Dissidents

    Genre : Rock

    Performances :
    Sunday August 9, 2009
    TEBS STAGE

    Website :
    www.myspace.com/tikamusic


  

About This Act :

Kartika Jahja, or TIKA as she is known, is a solo singer who chose a different path than most Indonesian so-called divas. Having gone through a colorful musical evolution, where she sang for Jazz bands, Electronic and even Punk bands, TIKA finally decides to stick with whatever flows out of her soul. "Paint the picture first, think of the frame later." is what she said "I'm just trying to capture whatever comes out before it washes away and then think about genre, marketing and all that after." Some call it trip hop, some thinks it's jazzy, and a few have baptized it as being noir music in comparison to noir films. On her critically acclaimed debut album, TIKA collaborates with her music soul mates: Aghi, Iman, and Bemby from the band LAIN,as well as Age from veteran indie band the Jonis. Now she joins forces with a permanent back up band, whose are more than just a back up band. Each band member has very different influences and style that creates a rich vibe when put together. The band and TIKA have started writing new songs, which will hopefully appear in a second album.