About Dewa 19
Hometown
Indonesia
Formed
August 26, 1986
Genre
Rock
Although Dewa 19’s early downbeat, jazz-inflected sound found considerable success (their original name, fittingly, was Down Beat), 1995’s aptly titled Terbaik-Terbaik saw the Surabaya-bred lads become Indonesia’s premier rock group. The charging “Cukup Siti Nurbaya” encapsulates the pivot to harder-edged sonic territory, as well as to poetic lyricism. Despite changes to their line-up and, temporarily, to their name, the Dewa 19 moniker made a welcome return on 2006’s Republik Cinta, by which point they were bona fide Gen X icons.
Influenced by Dewa 19Dewa 19 has influenced the music of Side Project, Teruna, Mighfar Suganda and more.
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