Chidren of Srikandi: Movie Poster

New Soundcloud Address

Here's my new soundcloud address. Go check it out :)

itsyacko

Somethin to enjoy :)

I swear this video is hilarious! he sounds like a chicken LOL!!!!!
Enjoy!

Updated News on Children of Srikandi

Children of Srikandi is selected and will have its WORLD PREMIERE at the 62nd Berlinale film festival 2012 for the Panorama section. Woohooo!! Click Children of Srikandi for more info and to help spreading this exciting news.

Congrats Laura, Stea and the whole team! It's gonna be fantastic!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Berlin International Film Festival is a source of inspiration in the global film community: film programmes, workshops, panel discussions, joint projects with other social and cultural actors – the forms of cooperation and the possibilities for creative interaction are countless.

Click The Berlin International Film Festival for more info.

Support Children of Srikandi

It's really an honor for me to be able to work with Laura Coppens, Stea and the whole team of Children of Srikandi. Thank you for believing in me from day one and giving me all the encouragement to develop this song.

I must admit that this is one of the most challenging projects I've ever done. The lyrics and the music have to be powerful and able to express the song. i was challenged to paint pictures with words that will be able make connections. To do this I will need to conduct some research and use some metaphors.

The first draft was like a mess but after several editing process, I managed to let everything spill out onto the page and hold nothing back. Another challenge came from the emotion and flow. Not only that i need to be able to make people understand about the lyrics but it should also touch them on a thoughtful, emotional or spiritual level. Fortunately, I got the whole support from the CoS team, it's magic when I step in the booth, i got the flow :) Moreover, the music was produced by Keytut from Storia and Endru from Soul ID. The adorable Audrey Papilaja (Moluccas) was also helping dropping some tunes.

The movie itself is in the final cut and need some more technical polishing. In order to be able to do that, I need your help to CONTRIBUTE, SHARE, SPEAK or CLAIM and visit this link --> Children of Srikandi

Thanks!

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Film

Anak-Anak Srikandi (Children of Srikandi) | Indonesia/ Germany/ Switzerland 2012 | dir. Children of Srikandi Collective | 75 min | 16:9 | HDV

Our Story

The anthology CHILDREN OF SRIKANDI is the first film about the world and experiences of queer women in Indonesia. In interlaced short films, eight female filmmakers tell us about what it means to be a queer woman in the most populous Islamic country in the world. For this, they did nearly everything by themselves. They learned to write a script, to hold a camera, to edit.. to become filmmakers. They all got the immense courage to speak out their truth, in a context of recent violent attacks against LGBT events.

These moving authentic and poetic stories are interlinked with the tale of Srikandi, which serves as the framework plot. Srikandi is one of the main characters of the Mahabharata, a well-known Indian epic. Even today Srikandi is still frequently used in the traditional Javanese shadow puppet theatre plays (wayang kulit). By changing gender identity (born as a female, but living as a man) and sexual orientation, i.e. crossing the bounds of the normative perceptions of being a woman, Srikandi is a strong symbol for many women in Indonesia. She is a “female warrior”. Srikandi’s story features in beautiful shadow theater scenes, used as transitions, serving to remind viewers that same-sex love and gender variety were not imported from the West but in fact form a deep and ancient aspect of Indonesian society.

We have now completed 90% of the film and are working towards the completion to make it fit for the big screen!

Concept

All women collectively worked as a crew or actress in each other`s film. The eight short films range from observational documentary and concept art to personal essay films and therefore then anthology transcends the borders between documentary/fiction/experimental film. The common thread is both the radical personal perspective of the filmmakers and the appearance of the same persons in different roles (e.g. as street kid and as religious Muslim woman) in the short films of the others. From the beginning to the end, change is possible on all levels of the film: personal, political, and also on the formal level, transformation is always inscribed in the narrative. Form and identity are fluid; perspectives are shifted.

The puppeteer, the singer and the gamelan orchestra, who accompany the tale with music and singing, are an essential part of the shadow theater play. Both the puppeteer and the singer are male to female transgenders. Soleh (25) and Ani (59) work since many years as wayang kulit performers in Surabaya, East Java. CHILDREN OF SRIKANDI also tells of Soleh and Ani and in doing so, expands the tale of Srikandi to the presence - Srikandi is embodied and represented by them as an inverted mirror image. Thus, the narrative of the wayang kulit play is changed from fiction to documentary and from the past into the present.

For more information please visit our website: www.childrenofsrikandi.com

The Impact

“Women, especially LBT women are underrepresented in media, their issues and conflicts are swept under the rug. Our goal is to reach out to many LBT women in Indonesia who are afraid to come forward or feel that they are alone. If we can reach just one heart a time, then we already succeeded.” (Stea Lim, director, executive producer).

As more news fueled stereotypes about Muslims increase, this film made by eight local filmmakers gives a glimpse of their daily experiences by showing their own point of views. By doing the filming themselves, the women are able to share their feelings and talk about their stories in an authentic way. Thus the films give voice to a group rarely heard, revealing personal tales of exclusion and struggle, but also love and happiness. In a country where women are afforded only a very low status, there is also meaning at the level of social intervention. The film is both aesthetically engaging and politically empowering. Popular stereotypes about Muslims, and LGBT people are thereby deconstructed and challenged.

Please help us to make a difference and to empower queer women around the world! Help us to make them believe in their own voices and inspire them to tell their own truths!

We already have a strong interest from international film festivals since we first reported on our project on Facebook. They are keen to program the film on its completion. So we need your involvement in the completion of the film, so we are able to show it to as many people as possible globally.

You can help to make this film possible! If we reached only 350 people and everyone donated $15 (11€) - which is a sandwich and a big coffee in a coffee shop - then we can reach our goal!

What We Need & What You Get

Specifically, your money will go towards:

• Sound design and mix
  
• Color correction
  
• Titles and Subtitles

Check out the cool rewards, and please help us reach our goal!

Other Ways You Can Help!

Even if you cannot help us financially, you can support us to spread the Campaign through your social networks! You can help to build buzz and make a real impact in this world.

Check out the different ways to help:

1. CONTRIBUTE: for example a minimum of $10 (7,50 €), then pledge to invite 10 others to do the same. If 50 people do this we will have raised $ 5,000. And so the chain of micro giving will continue and grow

2. SHARE: the link on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Email and beyond
   

3. SPEAK: to your specific network of people and get them excited about the film

4. CLAIM: the power and the space for queer women’s stories to be realized on the screen

Happy Mother's day! Free download Ibunda - Yacko

To celebrate Mother's Day, feel free to download Ibunda - Yacko at http://tweetmysong.com/7n5d8v6



Lyrics:

I was born indonesian lahir di thn 79
puas kuhirup nafas di bumi yg walo penuh polusi
tapi tetap saja terasa nyaman
kupandang raut wajah bunda yg terlihat letih
setelah berjam2 berjuang dengan maut
peluh bercucuran di dahi wanita cantik itu
yg sdikit tampak mulai berkerut
ingin rasanya kuhapus keringatmu
sayang tangan ini belum kuat menggapaimu
dan belum sempat ia berhenti gemetar
ku telah menyiksanya lagi dengan rasa lapar
kesakitan tak lagi dipedulikan
ia lupakan agar tujuanku tercapai
saat ku tlah terlelap kamu masi saja tak henti
senandungkan ninabobok dan lullaby

HOOK:
ibunda
terimakasih selimutiku dengan kasihmu
IBUNDA
TERIMAKASIH HANGATIKU DENGAN CINTAMU
ibunda
terimakasih selimutiku dengan kasihmu
ibunda

dalam hidup ini ada figur yg trasa maya
hilangnya satu sosok bernama ayah
namun DENGAN SEGALA KEKUATAN DAN WIBAWA
KAU MENYENTUHKU DENGAN KEAGUNGAN CINTA
tahun demi tahun
kau membimbing tanpa rasa lelah
masa demi masa
kau tetap ada di kala susah
tidak jarang ku membalasmu dengan kata yg kadang menyakitkan
kau tetap sabar menatap penuh kelembutan
terpancar hangat dibalik kekerasan
yg kau tunjukkan agar aku dpt berjalan
sendiri tidak bergantung org lain
mandiri atasi miskinnya batin
yg bikin ku labil tidak stabil merasa kerdil
di tengah duinia yg tidaklah kecil
dan pada bunda yg rupawan kutemukan tuntunan
hilangkan resah tanpa harus ucap serapah

back 2 HOOK

hey mum i kno sumtimes i act a fool
breakin sum rules and u think is uncool
but believe me anythin dat i'd do
i would never hav any intention 2 hurt u
ku tak mau jadi anak durhaka
yg kerjanya cuma bawa celaka
kumenghormatimu dengan sepenuh jiwa
bukan cuma krn di bawah telapakmu ada surga
KUTERLAHIR DARI PERJUANGAN HIDUP MATIMU
BERNAFAS CINTA LAUTAN PERASAANMU
sedihmu buatku terkulai airmata
pedihmu ubah duniaku gelap gulita
but i wont let dat happen 2 u mum
tak kubiarkan wajahmu bergelimang suram
terimakasih atas cinta tak bersyarat yg kau berikan
cintaku untukmu bertahan lewat keabadian

Win this cool watch from REVEL!

Win this cool watch from REVEL by following @REVEL_ID & @yacko on twitter and read the instructions written on the timeline.

Mau ada kuis buat menangin 1 jam tangan REVEL nih pic.twitter.com/ZK8GKhNP Caranya tinggal follow @REVEL_ID dan @yacko. Lalu baca timeline Yacko

REVEL itu adalah Jam Tangan Bagi Mereka Yang Muda, Berani & Berbahaya. Nama REVEL sendiri diambil dari kata REBEL #REVEL

Utk dptin 1 jam tangan REVEL ini, jawab kuisnya dgn cara menuliskan jawabanmu dan mention @yacko @REVEL_ID #REVEL di belakang jawaban km



Pertanyaannya >>> Quiz Revel versi Yacko (fill in the blank): I'm REVEL because _________________ @yacko @REVEL_ID #REVEL

Jangan lupa sertakan @yacko @REVEL_ID dan #REVEL di belakang jawaban kamu. Total karakter tdk boleh lebih dari 140 karakter #REVEL

Jawaban tdk boleh di RT. Ikuti format yg ditentukan. ContohL: I'm REVEL because I dont care what other people say @yacko @REVEL_ID #REVEL

Setiap peserta hanya boleh mengirimkan satu jawaban. Jawaban yang paling awal yang akan diambil #REVEL

Jawaban yang paling REVEL & GOKIL yg akan dipilih.Ditunggu sampai hari senin. So what are u waiting for? #REVEL

Akademi Berbagi #AkBerJKT: Be "Hip Hop" to Get Your Music Heard, Thursday, 8/12

Do you really have to be Hip Hop in order to get your music heard?
What is hip hop? and what's that got to do with getting your music heard?
Find out the answers by joining Akademi Berbagi #AkberJKT

Be "Hip Hop" to Get Your Music Heard Class
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Room 402, Binus Senayan (Jl. Hang Lekir I No. 6 Senayan)
6.30 pm

Register here: yacko.eventbrite.com

See you all there :)
Let's share :)

Yacko's Schedule in December 2011

5 Dec --- Featured in Nidji's album launching, Kompas TV
6 Dec --- Opening Act for Pitbull with SOUL ID, Tennis Indoor Senayan
8 Dec --- Akademi Berbagi, Topic: Be "Hip Hop", Place TBC
17 Dec --- Indochine, FX

SOUL ID & Yacko are the warm-up acts for Pitbull, December 6th 2011

Yep, last nite, i just got a confirmation from my manager that said SOUL ID and me will be the opening act for Pitbull! Awesome!!

FYI, we're not going to share the stage with him. We be performing outside the building, possibly on a truck, right after the main entrance.

So, if you're thinkin to have some good time and get warm up prior to the main show, make sure you catch our performances :)

See ya there!

Much Love,


Yacko

The Official clip of #INDONESIASTANDUP

The Official clip of #INDONESIASTANDUP
@nsgmusic @jflowrighthere @yacko @wiswiz @saykoji @RasMuhamadRI

Brrapp! at BKKBN National Rap Competition with Alana :)

Performing Brrapp! at BKKBN National Rap Competition with Alana :)

Yacko di Akademi Berbagi

Yacko bakal ikutan Akademi Berbagi, di hari Kamis, tanggal 8 Desember 2011 nanti.
Topiknya: Be "Hip Hop"
Tempat dan waktunya menyusul ya :)


Akademi Berbagi

@akademiberbagi Di seluruh Indonesia :)

Belajar tidak susah. Belajar itu murah. Yang penting mau belajar. Mari belajar di Akademi Berbagi. BERBAGI BIKIN HAPPY akademiberbagi@gmail.com

http://akademiberbagi.org

Vote ALL NITE LONG for THE BEST LOCAL DANCE TRACK OF THE YEAR "PARANOIA AWARD 2011"

ALL NITE LONG feat. @LloydPopp has been nominated as The Best Local Dance Track of The Year in PARANOIA AWARD 2011. Please help us by placing your vote at www.hardrockfm.com

Thanks so much good friends :) Your vote is very much appreciated :)

To download the song, please visit www.likelovelife.com

Bandung!

Yacko and Soul ID will be at Embassy tomorrow (Wednesday, 9th of November 2011)

Lemme kno if u need guestlists! :)

Visit www.likelovelife.com to download our free songs :)

Happy Eid

Happy Eid everyone! 

Minal Aidin Wal Faizin.

ALL NITE LONG RELEASE PARTY VIDEO made by SAYKOJI

For those of you who missed out the ALL NITE LONG release party at PURO last time, check out dis release party video made by Saykoji (@Saykoji). Thanks so much Igor, I really appreciate it man :)

ALL NITE LONG LYRICS

ALL NITE LONG feat. Lloyd Popp
Additional Vocals: Davina The ExtraLarge
Produced by: Doe for Soulfood Music

Mixed & Mastered by: Joseph Saryuf (Sinjtos)

Reff:

all nite long

let the music take u higher (2x)

get ready to keep on movin

windin around now jumpin jumpin

forget about the issue and turn the ish up

and stop!

now get your hands up!

let your body collide to this music

oh yeah this beat is epic

wake up this isn't classic

we move like supersonic

let's get together across the nation

reunite, celebration

full of motion, sensation

because we rock like this, we rock rock like this

because we flip like this, we flip flip like this

down down to the beat, everybody move your feet

left right left right, shake it shake it all nite (2X)

Back to reff

now it's the jam, the jam, the jam jam the jam

now make a pose make a pose coz u're on cam cam

we're from different neighborhood but we're comin to be number one

to make this party live to make this place so BOOM

so come up close and don't be scared 

everywhere anywhere we're about the blast the ROOM

mirror mirror on the wall

who's the prettiest among all

it's a sign call for y'all

move and stand up tall

because we rock like this, we rock rock like this

because we flip like this, we flip flip like this

down down to the beat, everybody move your feet

left right left right, shake it shake it all nite

back 2 reff

lloyd popp:

so cmon let's get it on

party all nite long

if u dunno how to move it

lemme show u how we do it (2X)

down down to the beat, everybody move your feet

left right left right, shake it shake it all nite (2x)

back 2 reff (2x)

ALL NITE LONG RELEASE PARTY, WEDNESDAY, 22nd of JUNE 2011 at PURO, BLOWFISH

Please come and join the party as this is everyone's party! FREE ENTRY!

ALL NITE LONG is officially released ONLY at WWW.LIKELOVELIFE.COM

After the success of Brrapp!, today,  Yacko debuts All Nite Long a string of catchy electro pop-influenced single. 

Produced by Doe for Soulfood Music (@doesupasoul) All Nite Long features Lloyd Popp (@LloydPopp), The First Solo Talkbox Musician in Indonesia and timed perfectly just as an emergent pop-leaning sound was breaking on mainstream rap and pop stations nationwide.

Yacko claimed that the hook is so infectious you won’t be able to help yourself getting up from your seat and singing at the top of your lungs!

Moreover, Yacko also believed that All Nite Long  is an empowering song that could embrace the spirit of people doing things they like and stepping out loudly and proudly just by singing along or l listening to this song.

The release party is set on the 22nd of June at Puro and free download is only available at  www.likelovelife.com

 

Contact Person & more info about Yacko    : @2313mgmt & @Gita2313 / +62815 900 2313 / 2313mgmt@gmail.com

Follow Yacko on Twitter for update info       : @Yacko

News about Yacko                                           : www.myspace.com/yackomusic

                                                               http://yackomusic.blogspot.com/

                                                               http://www.reverbnation.com/yackomusic

                                                               www.facebook.com/itsyacko