Softly Whispered: Indonesian Youth Band (IYB)

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Indonesian Youth Band (IYB)

Some, if not most of you know that I'm in a band. It isn't just any band... it's the Indonesian Youth Band... in Toronto!!! The name is not something we're proud of, as we turned this into a private joke among the personnel. We're still on the prowl for a more sophisticated and professional name. Holler, should you have any suggestions. It's kind of very urgent (conscious grammatical error).

IYB, which was established in late 2009, is a heterogenous band. We do not represent one single church, but rather this band consists of members who belong to our respective churches, to promote the idea of being united under ONE heart of worship. The music we choose to cover varies from rock to gospel, even slow worship. Recently we have started to write and perform our original composition. The ultimate objective of our band is to unite all of the denominationally diverse Indonesian churches in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) through music, so that we could together praise and worship the Lord Jesus Christ as one culture, despite any principle differences. In addition to that, we accept invitations to perform on public venues for secular occasions. In September 2010, we were invited to perform at the Harbourfront Centre for a Vietnamese cultural event (alongside former members, Putri and Fehren). Apart from uniting the Indonesian churches in the GTA, our band also has a vision of being a channel for God to non-believers who are unfamiliar with Christian music.

This past Sunday, 17 April 2011, IYB was humbled to be given an opportunity to perform at Mississauga Baptist Church. We did 2 covers: "Lord You Are Good" (Israel Houghton) and "How He Loves Us" (Kim Walker); and one original song, "Technicolour", written by our very own David Siringo Ringo.

With this said, I'd like to introduce you to our 9 members.

David Siringo Ringo: Electric, Vocals

Phillip Bako: Bass, Vocals

Brian Rochilli: Lead electric

Hazel Theresia: Vocals, Acoustic

Jonathan Tjoandi: Drums, Music director

Nia Warouw: Vocals, Keyboard

Paul Siringo Ringo: Percussions, Drums

Alex TJ: Lead vocals

Fritz Chen: Lead keyboard/piano

On Sunday, we were joined by a special guest, Nando (pictured below), who helped us with the sound system. We hope to have you with us again the future!! :-) Unfortunately, due to conflicting issues, Fritz was unable to join us in this performance. Hopefully we'll have a full house next time, so I can show you all of the band members. In the meantime, here is a couple of pictures from Sunday.