souljah
@braddasouljah
jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia
Joined Jun 6, 2007
Souljah is a band that plays Jamaican-rooted music based in Indonesia. We chose the name out of other names out there, which people say, lots better. But we persisted to keep the name on, because we feel it has a deep meaning for us. The name Souljah was taken from the word "Soldier" which then pronounced with a Jamaican's style. But beyond whatever, we felt that the meaning of the word soldier itself, gave us sense of belonging. This is what we are. What we meant to be. But the next queries that might arise are "how soldier is Souljah?", "what is Souljah struggling for?" These questions are understandable for us, since Souljah is formed back on October 2004. In a range of time which not even reach 1 year, the word 'struggle' became a question for any of us. It all began back in 1998, when the first 5 personnel of Souljah met and had an accidentally exercise. Through one song from Save Ferris, Come On Eileen, Renhat (Bass), Bayu (guitar), Dimas (drum), Ari (guitar), and Danar (vocal), united under the name of Arigatoo (the early Souljah). And to complete the formation, we recruited Shanty (trumpet) to fill in the brass section position. From then on, Arigatoo joined many auditions in order to have a chance to perform in some hot gigs at that time. Stages now our friends. And the fame was followed with personnel's changes. Firstly, Vino (alto saxophone) joined Arigatoo, but then it followed by Shanty who decided to walk out from the band. Along the year of 1999-2001, we al
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