For the Nation, These Two Young Musicians Create a Song Titled 'Song For You, Indonesia' Shining in America

Kapanlagi.com - Ambram Lembono and Bernard Dinata are talented young musicians from Indonesia who live in America. They decided to create a song to encourage their nation to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, and their song will resonate with the whole nation.

“We felt the need to express our love for Indonesia and to send a message of hope from abroad,” recalled Lembono, an award-winning pianist and composer.

“That's how the song 'Song For You, Indonesia' was created. After Bernard and I composed the song, wrote the lyrics, and I completed the arrangement, we invited singers - fellow leading young musicians we met at Berklee College of Music in Boston - from nine different countries to participate in the recording. We really wanted to make a global message to show that the whole world is sending its best hopes to Indonesia,” added Lembono.

This great creative and humanitarian idea has produced results. Yes, 'Song For You, Indonesia' has gone viral and become national headline news. One member of parliament tweeted about this song, and several TV channels broadcasted news about 'Song For You, Indonesia.'

1. Energi yang Menyentuh Hati

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Energi yang Menyentuh Hati translates to 'Energy that Touches the Heart'.

Lagu Untukmu Indonesia (Song For You, Indonesia) is created with beautiful melodies and heart-touching energy. Despite this great success, Abram Lembono remains truly humble and down-to-earth. Born and raised in Garut, Lembono made a breakthrough in the Indonesian music industry in 2014 when he performed at the Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival as a leading pianist and arranger for Art of Tree - one of the most original and innovative national bands in the past decade.

In the same year, Lembono's emotional playing and brilliant arrangements helped the band receive nominations for the AMI Awards - Indonesia's equivalent of the Grammy Awards.

This world-exploring talent also showcased as one of the leading musicians at the Philippine Jazz Festival and the Celebrate Chirstmas in Singapore event, famous in the world-renowned Orchard Road area. One of the highlights of his career was also signing a publishing deal with Warner Music Indonesia.

In 2016, Abram received the prestigious Asia Tour Scholarship to Berklee College of Music and left Indonesia for Boston. There, in the United States, he won the Silver Award in the Audio Engineering Society Recording Competition, the world's largest audio competition, and was immediately recruited to teach at Berklee City Music.

2. Working Tirelessly

Since then, extraordinary Indonesian musicians have become in high demand in the international world. From composing and arranging songs for fellow Indonesians - AMI winner Rahmania Astrini and Titiek Puspa - to working as a leading piano teacher at a prestigious music school in the United States - Merry Melody and Keys for Kids - whose teaching method was specially created by Lembono, he works tirelessly.

However, Indonesia remains his first love. After the sensational success of the song 'Untukmu Indonesia' (For You, Indonesia), Lembono is working on a special concert event 'Untukmu, Indonesia' that will take place next summer in New York to commemorate Indonesian Independence Day.

This concert will be directed by Lembono and produced by the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in New York and the Representative Office of Bank Indonesia in New York. The original cast of singers from the release 'Untukmu, Indonesia' will perform at the concert, and Lembono is currently creating an extended version of this famous song to premiere at the event.

From New York and Boston with deep love for his country - that is the motto of this talented Indonesian son, and for his unwavering love and loyalty, this brilliant pianist and composer should be highly praised.

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