Английская Википедия:Harry Roesli
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox musical artist Djauhar Zaharsjah Fachruddin Roesli (10 September 1951 – 11 December 2004), better known as Harry Roesli, was an Indonesian singer-songwriter.
Biography
Roesli was born with the full name Djauhar Zaharsjah Fachruddin Roesli in Bandung, West Java, on 10 September 1951;Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn he was the youngest of Major General Roeshan Roesli's four children.Шаблон:Sfn Harry Roesli is the grandson of Marah Roesli, a famous Indonesian writer from Minangkabau background. Harry Roesli wed to Kania Perdani Handiman, the couple have twin sons, Layala Khrisna Patria and Lahami Khrisna Parana.
In 1970, he enrolled in the aviation engineering program at the Bandung Institute of Technology.Шаблон:Sfn He also studied music under Remy Sylado and Slamet Abdul Sjukur.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
In the early 1970s, Roesli formed The Gang of Harry Rusli.Шаблон:Sfn First playing rock and blues, they later switched to acoustic and made a protest album inspired by Bob Dylan.Шаблон:Sfn He released his debut solo album, Philosophy Gang, in 1973.Шаблон:Sfn Although initially interested in becoming a writer like his grandfather and writing numerous pieces of poetry, his work was never published.Шаблон:Sfn After his album with The Gang of Harry Rusli, he went to the Jakarta Art Educational Institute.Шаблон:Sfn then studied on scholarship at the Rotterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands for two years; he graduated in 1981.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Upon his return, Roesli began work on an avant-garde project mixing the sounds of Iannis Xenakis, John Cage, and Karlheinz Stockhausen with poetry by Yudhistira Ardi Noegraha.Шаблон:Sfn In 1982 Roesli began occasionally collaborating with Putu Wijaya; the two would sometimes go overseas together for performances.Шаблон:Sfn Roesli also collaborated with Nano Riantiarno's Teater Koma and several international troupes.Шаблон:Sfn He also took a position as professor of music at the Indonesia University of Education and Pasundan University, both in Bandung.Шаблон:Sfn
On 17 August 2001, Roesli performed a satirized version of the patriotic song "Garuda Pancasila", changing the lyrics to say that he was tired of the lack of reform in the period following the fall of Suharto.Шаблон:Sfn The performance, held during independence day celebrations in front of the home of former president Abdurrahman Wahid, led to him being questioned by police; the police considered charging him with expressing hatred and hostility toward the Indonesian government, a crime under Article 154 of the Criminal Code.Шаблон:Sfn Roesli later wrote a letter of apology to family of the song's composer, Sudharnoto, and issued a public apology to those who may have been offended.Шаблон:Sfn Citing health issues, he requested a delay in questioning.Шаблон:Sfn The issue was eventually dropped.Шаблон:Sfn
From 19 to 21 October of the same year, Roesli held his first exhibition since Independence Day.Шаблон:Sfn The event, titled "Teroris, Pentas Musik 50 Jam" ("Terrorist, 50-hour Music Performance") and held at Rumah Nusantara cafe and gallery in northern Bandung, featured hundreds of singers ranging from the well known to street artists.Шаблон:Sfn
Roesli was known for sympathizing with street musicians, eventually turning his home in an elite district of Bandung into the Harry Roesli Music Education Institute; the institute provided training to talented street children free of charge.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Roesli also donated his front yard as a place for street vendors to sell their wares.Шаблон:Sfn In 2003, Roesli toured Indonesia with street musicians under his tutelage.Шаблон:Sfn The tour, called Ziarah Seni (Pilgrimage of Art), was meant to disprove that Roesli's music was exclusive.Шаблон:Sfn In response to claims of exclusiveness, he told The Jakarta Post "music is for listening, not for understanding".Шаблон:Sfn By the time of his death he had helped over 36,000 street children.Шаблон:Sfn
On 3 October 2004, Roesli was admitted to Harapan Kita Hospital in Jakarta after suffering a heart attack.Шаблон:Sfn He died at the hospital at 7:55 pm local time (UTC +7) on 11 December 2004.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Among the attendees of his viewing in Menteng, Central Jakarta were former head of the armed forces General Wiranto.Шаблон:Sfn Educational figure Arief Rahman led the prayers.Шаблон:Sfn After the viewing, his body was buried in the family cemetery in Ciomas, Bogor.Шаблон:Sfn
Legacy
In 2009 Rolling Stone Indonesia selected Roesli's song "Malaria", from his first solo album "Philosophy Gang", as the 44th best Indonesian song of all time.Шаблон:Sfn
Personal life
Roesli was a grandson of Marah Roesli, an author known for his novel Sitti Nurbaya (Wrong Upbringing).Шаблон:Sfn He married Kania Perdani Handiman in 1980; together the couple had twins.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn His siblings are all doctors.Шаблон:Sfn
Hera Diani, writing in The Jakarta Post, notes that he often wore all black.Шаблон:Sfn His former teacher Remi Sylado, in an obituary in Tempo, wrote that at times he seemed unkempt, and after returning from the Netherlands was like "a river in the rainy season", full of unbridled creativity.Шаблон:Sfn
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