Krishna Balagita, popular by his first name Krishna (born March 26, 1967, in Jakarta), is a Jakarta-born musician, arranger and composer. He achieves his popularity through Ada Band, a well-known band in Indonesia whose songs hit are Krishna's own creation.

Krishna Balagita
Background information
Birth nameKrishna Balagita
Also known asKrishna
Born (1967-03-26) March 26, 1967 (age 57)
Jakarta, Indonesia
GenresJazz, pop
Instrument(s)Piano, synthesizer
Years active1996–present
Website[2]

Career

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Krishna started his professional career in music when he was 21. He joined some bands and performed in the café or hotel. Sometimes he would perform solo or played some pop music with a band. In other occasion he would play standard tunes with jazz quartet[1] formation. He finally met Suriandika Satjadibrata and Baim in 1997. The three young men agreed to form a band called Ada Band. Seharusnya was the first album released in 1997 and the song with the same title got the success. Krishna successfully brought Ada Band[2] to be one of the popular bands in the country. Masih, Yang Terbaik Bagimu, Haruskah Ku Mati, and Manusia Bodoh are some of the hit. Ada Band on the other hand was able to feature Dave Koz to play 'Masih'. Meanwhile, he was not completely forgot jazz and released a solo album 'Sign of Eight' in 2002, his first jazz album.[3] Indra Lesmana, Gilang Ramadhan, Dewa Budjana, Tohpati[4] and Indro Hardjodikoro contributed to Krishna’s[5] jazz[6] project. It was in 2007 when he decided to start his solo career and formed Krishna and The New Spectrum. EMI music Indonesia produced the album with many popular artists such as Ian Kasela, Dudi Yovie Nuno, Happy Salma, Zacky 'Kapten' and many more. This album was prepared in the orchestra touch.

Discography

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  • Ada Band
    • Seharusnya (1997) -It Must be Love-
    • Peradaban 2000 (1999) -Year 2000-
    • Tiara (2000) -Desperately-
    • Metamorphosis (2003) -Metamorph-
    • Discography (2005) -Flash Back-
    • Heaven of Love (2004) -Heaven of Love-
    • Romantic Rhapsody (2006) -Romantic Rhapsody
    • Cinema Story (2007) -Cinema Story-
  • Solo
    • Sign of Eight (2002) -Sign of Eight-
    • Light From Heaven (2007) -Light From Heaven-

References

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  1. ^ "Devian Zikry siap tampil di Asean Jazz Festival 2009 | wartajazz.com". Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "Ditinggal Krishna, Ada Band Krisis". KapanLagi.com. March 16, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  3. ^ [1] [dead link]
  4. ^ "NONTON TOHPATI, DEVIAN, IMEL DAN KRISHNA BALAGITA DI JAZZ ODYSSEY YUK! | wartajazz.com". Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  5. ^ "::Institut Musik Indonesia::". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
  6. ^ "Krishna Balagita". Equinoxdmd.com. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
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