Biography dewa 19
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Dewa 19
Indonesian crag band
Dewa 19 | |
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| Also make public as | Dewa |
| Origin | Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Genres | Rock, pop crag, soft scarp, alternative scarp, symphonic escarpment, hard rock |
| Years active | 1986-2011, 2019-present |
| Labels | Team Records, Someone Musikindo, EMI Indonesia, GP Records, Omnipresent Music Land, Republik Cinta Management |
| Spinoffs | Ahmad Fleet, TRIAD, Andra and interpretation Backbone |
| Members | Ahmad Dhani Andra Ramadhan Yuke Sampurna Agung Yudha |
| Past members | Ari Lasso Erwin Prasetya Wawan Juniarso Wong Aksan Setyo Nugroho (Tyo Nugros) Elfonda Mekel (Once) |
| Website | www.dewa19.com |
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Dewa 19 is a Rock Band from Surabaya, Indonesia. Since the band's formation in 1986 there have been a number of changes to the band name and lineup. They were previously known as Down Beat and Dewa.
Current members:
Guitar and Keyboard: Dhani Ahmad Prasetyo (1986-2011).
Lead Guitar: Andra Junaidi (1986-2011).
Vocal: Once Mekel (1999-2011).
Bass: Yuke Sampurna (2002-2011).
Drums: Agung Yudha (2007-2011).
Previous members:
Drummers:
Wawan Juniarso (1986 - 1994).
Rere Reza (1994-1995).
Wong Aksan (1995-1998).
Bimo Sulaksono (1998).
Setyo Nugroho (1999-2007).
Vocal: Ari Lasso (1989-1999).
Bass: Erwin Prasetya (1986-2002).
Dewa 19's original drummer, Wawan Juniarso, was left the band while they recorded their album "Format Masa Depan" in 1994. He was replaced by a temporary drummer, Rere Reza (Drummer Ada Band) to finishing the album.
Rere Reza was replaced by Dewa's official drummer, Wong Aksan, while they recorded "Terbaik Terbaik" in 1995. But one year after they were released "Pandawa Lima" album, Wong Aksan has officially fired because too many Jazz style on his drums style. Wong Aksan was replaced by Bimo Sulaksono but not long after that, he was left the band and creating a new band Romeo with Bebi
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There are more than one band named Dewa:
1.) Dewa, formerly known as Dewa 19 before change name in 2000, is a band comprised of some of the most talented musicians from Jakarta, Indonesia. Its members consists of Ahmad Dhani , Elfonda "Once" Mekel , Tyo Nugros , Andra Junaidi and Yuke Sampurna . Their songs are mostly related to love, God, human interaction, life, and philosophy. They currently have 8 studio albums, and their latest release is entitled "Republik Cinta" (The Republic of Love).
2) DEWA is a Manchester (UK) based indie band formed by Dewa Suwija who was born in BALI (Indonesia). "I had heard about the Manchester music scene, you know Happy Mondays, Simply Red and The Stone Roses and thought "I gotta get involved in this." Dewa moved to the United Kingdom in 1988, and has lived there ever since.
In 2001, DEWA produced the LP With or without you. It was recorded at Revolution studios, renowned for hosting such bands as "The Who." With or without you was then mixed and mastered at famous ABBEY Road Studio, London. DEWA becoming, the second artist to showcase their music at ABBEY Road Studio, after Sheryl Crowe.
In 2003, DEWA released an album entitled Alligator, managing to gain recognition of their work in the