Slank
Slank | |
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Clockwise below left: Ridho, Bimbim, Kaka, Abdee, Ivanka | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
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| Members | Bimo Setiawan Almachzumi (Bimbim) Akhadi Wira Satriaji (Kaka) Ivan Kurniawan Arifin (Ivanka) Abdee Negara Nurdin (Abdee) Mohammad Ridwan Hafiedz (Ridho) |
| Past members | Ahmad "Denny" Ramdhani (Denny BDN) Bongky Marcel Ismail (Bongky) Muh. Erwan Baswara (Erwan) Abza Widi Setiaji (Kiki Nazir) Adrian Sidharta (Adri) Rebecca Lilian Agustina (Lala) Patricia Kartika Suharyani (Uti) Well Willy Abdul Firmansyah Saad (Imanez) (deceased) John Andrew Pulungan (Andre) Parlin Burman Siburian (Pay Burman) Djimboen Wijaya (Jaya) Thomas Samuel Karamoy (Sammy) James Anthony Verhoeven (Anto) Ronald Panggabean (Tole) (deceased) Nita Tilana (deceased) Indra Qadarsih (Indra) Reynold Effendy (Reynold) |
| Website | www |
Slank is an Indonesian rock band. It was founded in 1983 by teenagers in an alley street in Jakarta called Gang Potlot. The band is known for songs which are often accompanied by political and socially conscious lyrics. It continues to be active and has received many awards from the Indonesian music industry. Along with God Bless and Dewa 19, they are dubbed one of the greatest rock bands in the history of Indonesian popular music. The name Slank was inspired by friends who often called them "slengean guys" (in Betawi, it means men who are free in terms of characteristics and actions). Slank is an abbreviation of the word "slenge'an" and changes the letter G to K to improve the aesthetic. All personnel have compromised to agree on this naming. In making music, Slank voices his concern for music and the interests of all levels of society in Indonesia.