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Solar to power Greedy Dust, Kolibri Rekords' gigs in Greenpeace collab
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Turning the tide: Concertgoers raise their arms during the REP-Tuantigabelas combined set, performed against a backdrop of photos of areas in Java damaged by seawater, during the closing event for the Mengabarkan Tenggelam (submergence report) exhibition. Running from Sept. 16 to 24 at Gudskul in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, the exhibit doubled as Greenpeace’s kick-off event for its collaboration with indie labels Greedy Dust and Kolibri Rekords. (Courtesy of Greenpeace) (Courtesy of Greenpeace/Courtesy of Greenpeace)
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em>The environmental NGO is powering indie labels Greedy Dust and Kolibri Rekords’ upcoming concerts using solar to spread renewable energy awareness among music lovers.
Greenpeace is collaborating with East Java’s hardcore punk label Greedy Dust and Jakarta’s independent alternative music label Kolibri Rekords to kick off a concert series dubbed Brighter Days: Shining Through Times, which aims to raise awareness of renewable energy among a targeted audience.
Launched at knowledge-sharing education platform Gudskul Jakarta in South Jakarta, the event is a series of locally organized, community concerts that tours the three cities of Malang, Jakarta and Bali on Oct. 16, 22 and 29, respectively.
While the details of each show are yet to be disclosed, all three concerts are to be powered by a 20,000-watt solar photovoltaic system equipped with storage batteries.
Renewable ideals
“Solar panels are quite easy to move. We thought it could be a start in introducing [renewable energy],” Zamzam Firzandy, who works in key opinion leader engagement at Greenpeace Indonesia, told The Jakarta Post on Sept. 16.
Greedy Dust founder Delpi Suhariyanto said the idea for the collaboration arose when Daryl Gema, a bandmate from Bandung-Blitar hardcore punk group HADD, worked with Zamzam on a solar PV program. “‘This could be used for a gig,’” Delpi recalled thinking at the time.
