Radja

This article is about an Indonesian rock band. For the Sanskrit royal title, see Raja.
Radja
Origin Banjarmasin, Indonesia
Genres rock, pop, acoustic
Years active 1999–present
Labels Nagaswara (2010-present)
Website radjaband.com
Members Ian Kasela (Vocals)
Moldy (Guitar)
Aldi (Keyboard)
Ojie (Bass)
Vidin (Drum)

Radja is an Indonesian rock band. The band formed in Jakarta on 17 March 2001,[1] and originally consisted of lead vocalist Ian Kasela, guitarist Moldy Mulyadi, bassist Shuma, and drummer Adit.[2] The band is currently based in Bogor.[3] The band's name is the Indonesian word for "king". The band's debut album in 2001 was Lepas Masa Lalu which was not very popular.[4] After this, the bassist and drummer left the band and were replaced by bassist Indra Riwayat and drummer Seno Wibowo.[1] The next album, Manusia Biasa ("Ordinary Man"), released in 2003, sold only 60,000 copies.[4] Their third album Langkah Baru ("New Step"), was a "repackaging" of tracks from the previous album plus three new tracks, which was released in 2004 and sold 1.2 million copies,[5] going platinum.[4] In 2006, the band released 1000 Bulan ("1,000 Months"), an Islam-themed album, producing 75,000 copies which were only available during Ramadhan.[3] The band's next album was launched in April 2008, titled Membumi.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Radja". last.fm.
  2. ↑ "Radja's official site".
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rock bands turn God-loving during Ramadhan". The Jakarta Post. 2006-10-22.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Radja to thrill local fans". New Straits Times. 2006-06-03.
  5. ↑ Cashmere, Paul (13 January 2007). "EMI Share Price Drops on Restructure Announcement". Undercover Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Pop band Radja to launch new album". The Jarkarta Post. 2008-03-08.