Bali boy nominated for 2 Grammy awards.

davita

This 12 year old piano player from Bali has been nominated for 2 grammy awards in the upcoming 15 Feb 2016 show. It is so rare to find any Indonesian that showcases in almost anything in the International arena I for one will be rooting for him. 12-year-old Indonesian jazz maestro is nominated for 2 Grammys - Asian Correspondent

davita

I have no idea who or what he is and didn't listen to anything...and no real concern except this is the first, in a while, where I've heard of someone from Indonesia achieving much of anything in International events....and thought others might be interested.

Markit

Check out this link and listen to Billy's comments at the end. I'm no Jazz officiado but the kid sounds like the real deal: https://youtu.be/W2bUPjG-Vno Although I find it almost impossible to believe that anyone at 12 could have the emotional baggage to make real emotional music. It still sound ok.

davita

Sadly this 12 year old boy born in Bali (Joey Alexander) didn't win either of his Grammy nominated awards last night but I've listened to him and predict he will be a star...of course Jazz is not as popular as hip-hop and the notion to sing about killing white cops in the USA....which did win awards. I hope Joey goes to France where they appreciate his kind of music.

tintin

paulseawind wroteDVT, I listened to almost 3 minutes then thought if this is copycat I don't really want to hear it. If asli, then Yes Please!. Do you know which it is?

If you can tell the difference between asli and gadungan, you obviously know sh^t about music. He is not Thelonious yet, but he's getting there...By the way, do you think the guys at the Grammys are as music-deaf as you are?

Markit

The kid is spectacular and I'm sure we will hear much more of his music. I also think the jury at the Grammys thought that too and decided he will get his gongs later...

geedee

davita wrote Frankly I think Justin Bieber cannot hold a musical note....and Adele has a nice voice but no presentation...what they have are good marketing teams. .

Are you for real mentioning Justin Bieber and Adele in the same sentence. She has better than a nice voice and she writes most of her own songs she is a genius. You say she has no presentation .What presentation does she need when she connects emotionally and powerfully with her own material. Her marketing team is her, her voice and her songs. listen to 21 and you will realise why she has broken so many records. but your probably still listening to George Formby.Andy Stewart and the The Andrew sisters

davita

I didn't watch the Grammy's but only read the news and didn't see his name..... so posted #6. Today's Jakarta Post has a glowing report on the standing ovation Joey got at the presentations so I'll be looking for a repeat...meanwhile, I've listened to many of his utube performances and concluded he [B]is[/B] genius personified in music. I'll be looking out for his future and am so proud that an Indonesian can reach such high esteem....there are many outstanding musicians in Indonesia, particularly Timorese and Moluccans, but they just don't seem able to market themselves as well as westerners. Frankly I think Justin Bieber cannot hold a musical note....and Adele has a nice voice but no presentation...what they have are good marketing teams. Joey Alexander has talent, and humbleness, unusual for his age.....I hope he doesn't get overwhelmed by the fame he obviously deserves.

Dick Rector

Mentioning Justin Bieberssssflurrrt and Adele in the same sentence.... Swearing in church that is.

davita

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Are you for real mentioning Justin Bieber and Adele in the same sentence. She has better than a nice voice and she writes most of her own songs she is a genius. You say she has no presentation .What presentation does she need when she connects emotionally and powerfully with her own material. Her marketing team is her, her voice and her songs. listen to 21 and you will realise why she has broken so many records. but your probably still listening to George Formby.Andy Stewart and the The Andrew sisters<e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE> Horses for courses...you probably have a thing for fat singers that giggle when being interviewed. I have her CD and haven't listened to half of it...she's no Sarah Brightman! Did she win anything in the Grammy's...I wasn't paying attention. Oooops just googled and ......<URL url="http://popherald.com/2016/02/17/adele-explains-problems-with-grammy-performance.html"><s>[url=http://popherald.com/2016/02/17/adele-explains-problems-with-grammy-performance.html]</s>Adele explains problems with Grammy performance<e>[/url]</e></URL> I'm with George Formby, Andy Stewart and don't forget Lonnie Donegan (read my blog "I've done Jailtime") and Frank Sinatra. I was such a fan of Sinatra I could sing all his songs and quite often serenaded the ladies...maybe that's why they went to sleep on me during sex.:apathy:...<URL url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKHriJt5WgU"><s>[url]</s>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKHriJt5WgU<e>[/url]</e></URL> I even combed my hair to look like him 'till I found he wore a wig...:abnormal:

geedee

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Horses for courses...you probably have a thing for fat singers that giggle when being interviewed. I have her CD and haven't listened to half of it...she's no Sarah Brightman! Did she win anything in the Grammy's...I wasn't paying attention. Oooops just googled and ......<URL url="http://popherald.com/2016/02/17/adele-explains-problems-with-grammy-performance.html"><s>[url=http://popherald.com/2016/02/17/adele-explains-problems-with-grammy-performance.html]</s>Adele explains problems with Grammy performance<e>[/url]</e></URL> I'm with George Formby, Andy Stewart and don't forget Lonnie Donegan (read my blog "I've done Jailtime") and Frank Sinatra. I was such a fan of Sinatra I could sing all his songs and quite often serenaded the ladies...maybe that's why they went to sleep on me during sex.:apathy:...<URL url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKHriJt5WgU"><s>[url]</s>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKHriJt5WgU<e>[/url]</e></URL> I even combed my hair to look like him 'till I found he wore a wig...:abnormal:<e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE> First of all get with the times CDs are a thing of the past just like your musical heroes. Being fat or thin has nothing to do with anything. Lonnie Donegan he is that bad my Dad loved him. Adele is a fragile creature who panics when she plays in front of an audience but still what a talent and has won lots of grammy's As for Sarah Brightman my opinion is she is ok, perhaps she got lots of parts because of her then husband, but a lot better out there for instance Sierra Boggess(who ****s all over Sarah as christine in phantom) and Lea Salonga just to start. Here is Lea Salonga audition for Miss Saigon when she was a kid and when they couldn't find anyone in UK. Cameron Mackintosh is one of people listening <URL url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy-A-wyzj7c"><s>[url]</s>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy-A-wyzj7c<e>[/url]</e></URL> Sierra Boggess <URL url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mSEb7Bl0hU"><s>[url]</s>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mSEb7Bl0hU<e>[/url]</e></URL>

JohnnyCool

Joey Alexander is absolutely brilliant. These days there seem to be many child prodigies around that leave one gob-smacked. Maybe the internet is partly to blame. I watched some of his performances when he was 11 years old. Astonishing. And note that when he's playing, he doesn't use the fly-****-on-the-barbed-wire (sheet music). He's got all the music in his head, his soul and can play it just like that. Sometimes, I can't remember what I had for breakfast, or if I ate it in the first place. Some of the young guitar prodigies make me want to cut my fingers off. [QUOTE]First of all get with the times CDs are a thing of the past[/QUOTE] Well, not exactly and not yet. Ever thought about where the sources of your music come from these days? Off the internet? Most of that stuff is sourced from CDs which are then compressed into formats like mp3. If you're lucky, you can find uncompressed versions such as in WAV or FLAC files. ("Better" sound quality although most people can't tell the difference, so why bother?) No need to bother unless you have a high-end audio system to play them back on (which most of us don't). The bitrates of quality CDs are still quite respectable. Then there's vinyl records, supposedly done and dusted. I doubt that any new music is recorded to vinyl, but there is a growing interest in them again (and niche markets). Then along comes Neil Young (and some others) who are offering original studio master recordings at uncompressed 24-bit sampling rates. Sound as close as you can get to the originals, if you have the gear to hear them on. Even if you don't, they still sound lots better than some crappy MP3 encoded at 128 kbs (MP3's max at 320 kbs). But, they cost more. [QUOTE]Lonnie Donegan he is that bad my Dad loved him.[/QUOTE] Lonnie Donegan, and other skiffle musicians in England, were so "bad" that they inspired a whole raft of wannabee muso's at the time to form their own bands. Paul McCartney and John Lennon spring to mind. Lennon's first group was basically a skiffle band. [QUOTE]Does your chewing gum lose its flavour on the bedpost overnight? And if your mother says don't chew it, do you swallow it in spite? And you heave it on your tonsils, from the left to the right...[/QUOTE]

davita

Lonnie Donegan, and other skiffle musicians in England, were so "bad" that they inspired a whole raft of wannabee muso's at the time to form their own bands. Paul McCartney and John Lennon spring to mind. Lennon's first group was basically a skiffle band.

I was the original washboard player in a group called 'The Venom Skiffle Group' when in the RAF. The name was from the Venom fighter-jets at RAF Butterworth near Penang, Malaya....where we were all serving. Most of the group met on the maiden voyage of the troopship Oxfordshire to Singapore and we had entertained the troops on the long trip around Africa as we Brits (including myself as a bomb-aimer) had bombed the Suez canal...such is karma. Fairstar ex Oxforsdhire Two of the group, Barron Anthony (Ozzy Osmond) and Don Ringsell (my homey) left the RAF and formed the 'Barron Knights'...who became well known in UK and Australia as a comedy musical group. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barron_Knights I stayed in the RAF and later joined an airline. Ozzy and Don were musicians...I wasn't...but learned how to wash clothes before the washing machine took over...:grumpy:

Elvisisintheroom

Thanks for posting this. Interesting