July '18

Fun with Balawan crew

Balawan,
marvelous double-neck guitarist from Bali
performed with his energetic, cheerful band!

July '18

Many instruments… means a lót… of stuff to carry!

May '18

Summer 2018: festivals in The Hague + Rotterdam with new 4-tet!

MONTAN & LAUWERENDS Keroncong-Jazz 4-tet
Anna Montan vocal, percussion
Patrick Lauwerends acoust., el. bass
Zane Wayne Massey flute, sax
Renadi Santoso percussion, flute, guitar
Rahmida Patmawati/Nova Marseline Jav. trad.+modern dance

See AGENDA for dates and festivals

In 2018 we create new Keroncong-Jazz repertoire, with new sounds!
We create new arranged keroncong traditionals and original compositions of our own, in a cross-over of jazz with etnic keroncong elements, and lyrics in Englis and Bahasa Indonesia.
Where and when possible, our dancers join us, a very special addition to our music!

January '18

Putri Kedua – Music Theatre

We have started a new project: ‘Putri Kedua – Music Theatre’!  Nice and exciting…

Music, dancing en multimedia performance of Indonesian Keroncong and Western Jazz.
Point of view: the personal background of Anna Montan’s mother in historical context of the colonial past of the Netherlands and Indonesia.

July '17

Impression North Sea Round Town 2017

video North Sea Round Town 2017