Tag: Indonesia

• The Sky is Choking Us (AKA: Never Take Blue Skies for Granted)

  Here’s a photo of our street at the moment. Notice those beautifully green hills in the background? Of course not, they are completely covered by a thick layer of smog courtesy of Indonesia. We’ve had occasional bad visibility in the past from time to time, but I’ve seen nothing like this in my ten years…

  sassevn

  October 4, 2015

  Current Events, Penang

  air pollution, air quality, blue ridge mountains, carnegie, clear cutting, frick, Indonesia, Penang, Pittsburgh

• Indonesian Music – Part II

  Here’s the continuation of my exploration of Indonesian music. And here’s the link to the first post in this series: PART I HERE This new urban class in Indonesia set the stage for the consumption of music on a national scale as never before seen.   The growth of modern cities like Jakarta created an urban…

  sassevn

  May 8, 2014

  History & Culture

  dangdut, Indonesia, Indonesian culture, Indonesian music, Rhoma Irama, western influence on indonesia