Merdeka

Navicula have been a band since 1996. That's long enough to have a history — recording sessions at Record Plant Studios in Hollywood, a Sony record deal, the departure of founding drummer Gembull Rai after twenty years, the death of bassist Made Indra Dwi Putra in 2018, a 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award at Anugerah Musik Bali.

In this episode, current and former band members walk through all of it, using one song — "Merdeka," which means freedom — as the thread. What did they think freedom meant in 1996? What do they think it means now? The honest answer, from several of them, is that the word has been used too many times and still hasn't been made good on.

Guests

• Dadang "Dankie" Pranoto
  Guitarist, Navicula (1996–present)
• Rudolf Dethu
  Writer, music commentator, former Navicula manager
• Lakota Moira
  Media Consultant, Akarumput · Former Navicula manager
• Gembull Rai
  Founding drummer of Navicula (1996–2017)
• Palel Atmoko
  Drummer, Navicula (2017–present)
• Krishnanda Adipurba
  Bassist, Navicula (2018–present)

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