Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Iwan Fals - Ngalor Ngidulnya, Volume 5 (2021)

I consider Iwan Fals one of my favorite musicians of all time. Unfortunately, he only sings in Indonesian, and his lyrics are a big part of his appeal. He's been called the "Bob Dylan of Indonesia." So this album only has a limited appeal, but hopefully those who enjoy it will really enjoy it.

In 2020 and 2021, like many musicians during the height of the Covid pandemic, Fals released videos of himself playing songs in solo acoustic format on YouTube. This is the fifth and last album in that series of videos, which he called "Ngalor Ngidulnya," an idiom which roughly means "my north to south," or "my here to there." I don't know why he stopped when he did exactly, but this goes to the end of the series. He's written so many great songs over the years that he could have gone on much longer.

This album is an hour and four minutes long.

01 Berapa (Iwan Fals)
02 Cik (Iwan Fals)
03 Damai Kami Sepanjang Hari (Iwan Fals)
04 Gali Gongli (Iwan Fals)
05 Aku Sayang Kamu (Iwan Fals)
06 Jangan Tutup Dirimu (Iwan Fals)
07 Kota (Iwan Fals)
08 Selamat Tinggal Malam (Iwan Fals)
09 Timur Tengah I (Iwan Fals)
10 Timur Tengah II [Bakar] (Iwan Fals)
11 Ya Hui Ha He Ha (Iwan Fals)
12 14-4-'84 (Iwan Fals)

https://www.upload.ee/files/16064370/IwanF_2021_NgalrNgidlnyaVolum5_atse.zip.html

As with the other albums in this series, the cover photo is a screenshot taken from one of his YouTube videos recorded here.

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