Drummer of Rotor Band, Bakar Bufthaim, Passes Away Due to Heart Attack

Kapanlagi.com - Sad news from the Indonesian music industry. Bakar Bufthaim, the drummer of the band Rotor, passed away on Thursday (17/3/2022). The news was announced by the manager of the band Seringai, who is also a music observer, Wendi Putranto, through his Twitter account, @wenzrawk.

"Rest in peace Bakar Bufthaim (the legendary drummer of Rotor & Suckerhead). A person who was economical with words and fierce in his work. Indonesia's Dave Lombardo. When Rotor planned to tour the United States in 1993, Bakar chose to stay in Jakarta to take care of his mother," wrote Wendi on his Twitter account on Thursday (17/3/2022).

1. Rotor Has Ended

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With the passing of Bakar Bufthaim, all members of Rotor's album Behind the Eight Ball have passed away. Previously, Judapran passed away in 1998, followed by Jodie Gondokusumo in 2021, then Irfan Sembiring in 2021, and today Bakar Bufthaim passed away in 2022.

"Thus, Rotor has ended forever, all original members of the Behind the Eight Ball and Eleven Keys era have passed away. Judapran (1998), Jodie Gondokusumo (2002), Irfan Sembiring (2021), Bakar Bufthaim (2022)," wrote Wendi.

2. Heart Attack

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According to music observer Adib Hidayat, Bakar Bufthaim passed away due to a heart attack. He conveyed this through his Twitter account, @adibhidayat.

"Sad news, Bakar Bufthaim, drummer for Rotor and Suckerhead, passed away on Thursday (17/3/2022) due to a heart attack. Info from @doddykatamsi. After the departures of Jodie, Juda, and Irvan Sembiring, now #Rotor has lost Bakar," wrote Adib Hidayat on his Twitter account.

3. Releasing Three Albums

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It is known that together with Rotor, Bakar Bufthaim released three albums, namely Behind the Eight Ball, Eleven Keys, and New Blood. Then, together with the band Suckerhead, Bakar released the albums Paranatural and self-titled.

Not only that, Bakar Bufthaim was known as one of the additional drummers and session players for several famous artists and bands. Starting from Edane, Nike Ardila, Andy Liani, Anggun C Sasmi, and Nicky Astria.

(kpl/far/dwn)