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Seventeen band loses another member in Sunda Strait tsunami
The band's vocalist, Riefian “Ifan” Fajarsyah, announced the death of Seventeen's guitarist Herman Sikumbanga and crew member Rukmana “Ujang” Rustam on his Instagram account.
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Seventeen band's musical instruments are scattered on the grounds of Tanjung Lesung Resort in Pandeglang regency, Banten, following the tsunami strike on Saturday, Dec. 22. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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ndonesian band Seventeen has confirmed the death of its guitarist Herman Sikumbang, crew member Rukmana “Ujang” Rustam and road manager Oki Wijaya following the tsunami that hit Banten on Saturday night.
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The band’s vocalist, Riefian “Ifan” Fajarsyah, shared the news on his Instagram account. He also mentioned that he was now waiting on news about the band’s drummer, Andi Windu Darmawan.
“[Bro], @andi_seventeen come back hurry. I’m all alone, please,” he wrote.
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Ifan is reportedly still looking for his wife, Dylan Sahara, who went missing following the disaster.
“Ifan is still traumatized [after the incident]. But he needs to be strong, he’s still looking for his wife,” Yulia, representative of Seventeen band management told kompas.com.
Yulia added that Ifan had received information about Dylan's whereabouts. However, when he arrived at the location, she was not there.
Seventeen was performing at an event held by state electricity company PLN on Tanjung Lesung Beach when the tsunami hit. Later that afternoon, the band announced the death of its bassist M. Awal Purbani, also known as Bani, and road manager Oki Wijaya. (jes/mut)
