#43 - Rizal Abdulhadi: Consume creativity.

#43 - Rizal Abdulhadi: Consume creativity.

Author: Shan February 23, 2020 Duration: 1:25:49

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Rizal is a uniquely talented multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, instrument builder, music producer and social activist from West Java, Indonesia.

He dedicates his music and career towards creating real social change and promoting creativity; both in Indonesia and globally.

Rizal harnessed his knowledge of Bamboo material to develop his unique and innovative instrument called the Rasendriya. It combines guitar with didgeridoo and celempung (percussion). Further exploring the use of bamboo for instruments, Rizal’s latest project is his Bamboo Lapsteel Guitar & Strings instrument.

Rizal creates a unique style of folk music by combining ballads, rock, reggae, and blues with eclectic ethnic rhythms. His lyrics sung with confidence in both Indonesian and English speak of life, adventure, spirit, democracy, and opportunity.

Rizal was invited to be a guest speaker and performer to TEDx Ubud. The video of his performance was selected as a TED Talks Global Editor’s Pick and also featured as one of three “Weird and Wonderful TEDx Musical Performances” from TEDx conferences internationally. In 2015 Rizal was chosen as one of Bali’s 20 Inspirators by HelloBali Magazine in their 20th-anniversary edition. Rizal was also chosen as a ‘Global Youth Hero 2018’ by Global Youth Leaders.

Honest and endearing, Rizal is with me on this week's episode to share his experiences, challenges, and hopes for the future…

Checkout Rizal's music:
https://www.rizalmusic.com
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