ArtistInfo

Riwin

Band, *1956
Jazz
A.k.a. Ketut Riwiyana

Riwin was born on December 6, 1956, in Denpasar, Bali. As he was growing up, he was introduced to Latin music via cassettes his father brought home from study sojourns in the United States. Riwin learnt to play guitar from a London hippy he met on the beach. This Londoner was on his was to Spain to study Flamenco, and taught Riwin all he knew. As a teenager, Riwin played in various bands with his two brothers. Then, in 1976, while studying Biology at the university, Riwin joined one of Indonesia’s most famous groups at that time, the Bandung-based Pahama. He never finished the biology studies, instead, from the late 1970s on, Riwin played guitar - performing a diverse range of musical styles, including Jazz and Blue Grass with national and international musicians at one of Bali’s early live music venues, Kayu Api. He formed Tropical Transit on August 5, 1990, and named the group for its tropical environs and the transitory people who made up its audience.

Members

	Rio Sidik tr
	Ayu Laksmi voc
	Ardiansyah sax
	Opa Winnie Wowo voc
	Eko Sumarsono b
	Al Ismono perc, voc *1962
	Jasson Melish h
	Ami Rosady voc
	Rico Mantrawan key
	Agung Sambodo b
	Yucca Rose