Wonderbra (band)

Wonderbra (band) is an Indonesian independent band from Depok, West Java. The group was formed in 2005 and consists of Teraya Paramehta (vocals), Nosa Normanda (guitar), Asep Rachman Muchlas (Bass) and Yuda Wahyudin (guitar). They have released two albums: Crossing The Railroad (2007) and #fiksifriksi (2011).

Wonderbra
The lotus, compass and templar cross represents spirituality. The Arabic letter represents the first letter of each band members name. The icon was inspired by Tera's tattoo
Background information
OriginDepok, Indonesia
GenresRock and Roll, Psychedelic, Blues
Years active2005–now
LabelsLiquid Music Indonesia (early), Dagda Records, Ripstore.asia
Websitewonderbra.band
MembersTera
Nosa
Asep
Kuyut
Past membersEdy Sembodo
I.G.M. Arya Sutta

Achievements
  • 2007: The single Hell's Kitchen from Crossing The Railroad album reached no.1 in Ardan Radio Bandung for weeks.
  • 2008: Indie-V, a single
  • 2011: The band's second album, #fiksifriksi has been listed in top 10 album chart by Rolling Stone Indonesia, at which Wonderbra was ranked #7 in September 2011 and #10 in October 2011, sharing the list with highly popular musicians in Indonesia, such as Raisa, Geisha, Gigi, Burgerkill, BRNDLS (The Brandals), and Marcel. Music writer/comedian Soleh Solihun reviews #fiksifriksi as "A wonderful album." [1]
  • In the last eleven years, WONDERBRA have performed in hundreds of gigs and several TV shows such as Radio Show in tvOne (Indonesia), and O Channel. Some of their local gigs are RCT UI Backstage in 2007, Indie Carnival HUT Serang, West Java, 2008 and Grassroot Showcase 2 in 2011.[2] They have also performed in international events such as Jakarta Rock Parade 2009, Jakarta Blues Festival 2009, and Java Rockinland 2011.[3]

Supporting social movements

They participate actively in social change events, and they appear in BERSAMA Project music video, a creative intervention for gender equality with the theme #1Voice4Women. In the project they performed alongside Tika and the Dissidents, Bonita & the husBAND, and singer Yacko in making video clips directed by Flo Hadjon.[4] They speak up about climate change by performing in an event organized by OXFAM.[5] And they also performed with Tika and The Dissidents in celebrating International Women's Day in Jakarta, with the theme "Tubuhku Otoritasku" (My Body My Authority).[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Mini albums
  • Seven Awesome Years (2012), Self-released

Compilations
  • Provoke! Magazine Compilation, Vol. 1. (2008), Provoke Magazine
  • Kompilasi Kansas (2015), Akhirnya Direcord

References
  1. See "Review CD Wonderbra" http://rollingstone.co.id/article/read/2011/08/23/1709012/1107/cd-review-wonderbra
  2. See "Grassroot Showcase #2: Rock and Roll Tak Hanya di Telinga."http://gigsplay.tumblr.com/post/7644667718/grassroot-showcase-2-rock-n-roll-tak-hanya
  3. see "Java Rock in Land 2011 Hari Pertama" http://www.rollingstone.co.id/index.php/article/read/2011/07/23/1687942/1113/4/java-rockin-land-2011-hari-pertama
  4. See "The Bersama Project: A Creative Intervention for Gender Equality." http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/08/23/the-bersama-project-a-creative-intervention-gender-equality.html
  5. See "Saatnya Menahan Laju Perubahan Iklim" http://nationalgeographic.co.id/berita/2015/06/saatnya-menahan-laju-perubahan-iklim
  6. See "Rayakan Hari Perempuan Internasional, Festival Tubuhku Otoritasku Digelar." http://hot.detik.com/read/2016/03/08/104604/3159907/1059/rayakan-hari-perempuan-internasional-festival-tubuhku-otoritasku-digelar
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