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Conquering the world: Experimental duo Senyawa talks braving a 45-date international tour
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Taking the scenic route: Senyawa traveled to almost all of the cities on the group’s European tour by land, renting a Mercedes Benz Sprinter van and going through four drivers. (Courtesy Jo Bernie) (Courtesy Jo Bernie/Courtesy Jo Bernie)
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ogyakarta experimental duo Senyawa had 45 tightly-scheduled performances across 20 countries in Europe within the span of two months.
Late last year, Rully Shabara, vocalist and half of Yogyakarta experimental duo Senyawa, sat on the ground floor of Bandung record store Omuniuum, fixing his eyes on a monitor in front of him. He was going through the band’s visa application for their upcoming performances in the United States—their Hammer Museum gig in Los Angeles would be their first performance outside Indonesia after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Managing a global tour during those times was a tough process, but he wanted to brave through it.
Senyawa had gone for quite some time without a manager, with Rully and multi-instrumentalist Wukir Suryadi, the other, equally-significant half of Senyawa, managing everything by themselves. Their progress, concepts and forward-minded ideas, however, had not been hindered in the slightest.
This was a tour that needed to happen.
Reaching new heights
Not even a week after their second performance in the United States, they announced another set of tightly-scheduled dates on March 3, 2021. This time it was for the United Kingdom and Ireland, starting in Aril.
