den haag is illuminated

i spent saturday night in den haag to see todaysart 2006

india.arie @ paradiso, amsterdam

i greatly admire india arie's previous works, acoustic soul and voyage to india. i think her lyrics are so honest and genuine. in my opinion, her latest album testimony: vol. 1 love and relationship is her best work yet. i have been listening to it for almost a couple of months and i haven't gotten tired of it! i thought it would be nice to see her perform live (and acoustic!) sometime.

and... she came to amsterdam!

she began with a few numbers from her newest album and she was amazed that the audience could sing along to the songs that had just been released a couple of months ago. many times she just stopped singing and jumped joyfully, saying "i can't believe it...y'all know my songs already!"

she is a great storyteller through her music and it made her live performance so intimate. it is so nice to see an artist who really does not need to rely on anything else than her talent to sing and write music. wearing a dress that her mother made and minimal make up, she was still able to have a spectacular production!

a little, useless note: the day before the concert i was lucky enough to get a ticket to india.arie's sold out concert. when people were willing to bid (on marktplaats) 100 euros for a ticket, i got it for 22! yay! ;)

shelby chan

i was just going through some old pictures on my album when i found this one of me while snorkling in benoa, bali, taken by shelby chan...

shelby is a new york based photographer whom i met in jakarta at the wedding of my friend, yuli. check out his professional work as well as pictures he took on our trip to bali (2001)

paulinho moska

it's another sleepless night while i'm trying to fall asleep listening to some music. my iTunes is playing my collection of brazilian numbers and i just listen to a voice that i really adore. it belongs to paulinho moska.

i really don't know much about his works, other than the fact that i enjoy listening to his voice on a few songs from the soundtrack of women on top (sabor da paixao). to me it's one of my top 5 favorite movie soundtracks (note: soundtracks, not movies). i haven't gotten tired of the entire album even after 6 years! tune to falsa baiana, nos bracos de isabel, sonho meu and cinzas, and tell me if you think his voice is incredibly soothing and sexy. i don't understand what the songs actually say (they may as well be sad and depressing), but for all i know his voice on these numbers just makes me think of a relaxed, happy, and carefree day. perhaps portuguese also adds to its allure...;) considering how much i love brazilian music and how extremely i romanticize brazil, i wonder why i have not attempted to learn portuguese!

so tonight... or actually... this morning.. i google paulinho moska. i try to find out more about his other works, but then i run into his collection of photos he had taken. i must say that that they are quite original. an artist with a beautiful voice and an edge for photography.

have a moska day!

brazil-france, world cup fan fest, stuttgart

road trip : rotterdam-stuttgart

starring:
PS as cashmere/german efficiency

CZ as steffie, EdV as anja klum

PS, CP as suzuki yakamoto

germany-costa rica, paulaner brauhaus, singapore

guess who had too much fun...again?

dj gregory @ the dragonfly, jakarta

filda invited us to a party at the dragonfly to conclude this year's french cultural month in jakarta. dj gregory spun the perfect music for the evening and we had a blast dancing the night through. he's coming back to indonesia for a gig at the junction in bali, check it out!!! wish i could be there....

puncak pass

queen's day, amsterdam

manila