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Biografi Iwan Fals

Biografi Iwan Fals

I was born on 3 September 1961. My mother said when I was a monthly, every time I hear the call to prayer maghrib I always cry. I do not know why to this day I still cry xylophone. Let such-like, I'm the one soft and easily moved. For example, watch the news on television and proclaim there are successful people earn awards for his achievements, I could cry. Seeing a mother who showed her love for her child, can also make me touched and wept.
Talk to my music career, starting when I was active ngamen in Bandung. I started when I was 13 years old ngamen. At that time I was a junior. I'm learning to play the guitar from friends nongkrongku. If they play the guitar I like the attention. But want to ask embarrassed. One day I was desperate to play the guitar. But even the strings broke. I scolded.
Since then, the guitar as recorded strong in my memory. It was so burned into my memory.
I once school in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at the Embassy for the past 8 months. Incidentally there any relatives of my parents who do not have children. Since living in foreign countries, I feel the desperate need of entertainment. Entertainment only one for me is the guitar that I brought from Indonesia. At that time there were two songs that I always play, the pair of Eye Ball and Waiya.
When fitting home from Jeddah Hajj season. If the people on the plane carrying zam-zam water, I'm just carrying my favorite guitar. In the course of the flight from Jeddah to Indonesia, my guitar knowledge increases. Seeing there are small children carrying a guitar on the plane, a flight attendant made wonder. The flight attendant then approached me and borrowed my guitar. But as soon as a new play, the stewardess was surprised. Because my guitar sound off-key. "How like this steman her?" he asked. At that time, though it could be a little bit I did not get nyetem guitar. After fixing my guitar, and taught that flight attendants play a song Blowing in the Wind-Bob Dylan her.
Biography FalsWaktu Iwan school in Bandung SMP 5 I had an interesting experience with the guitar. One day, a teacher asked if anyone could play the guitar. Although not so smart, but because there are girls who are good at playing the guitar, I volunteered. "The prestige of dong," I had thought. So I became the guitar player in my school vocal group.
Kegandrunganku on guitar continues. When it was my playmate also likes to play the guitar. Usually they played Rolling Stones tunes. Seeing my friends good at playing the guitar, I'm so jealous of myself. I wanted to play guitar like them. Rather than not socially accepted, while I can not play Rolling Stones songs, I'm desperate to play my song itself. Let the bad things, which is important song of my creations alone, I thought.
To attract the attention of my friends, I make songs whose lyrics were funny, humor, joke-joke, damaging the track. Begin the laughter of my friends listen to my song.
After feeling can make a song, let alone be able to make people laugh, the desire to find more listeners. If there is a celebration, marriage, or circumcision, I came to sing. Engkos first manager, a motorcycle mechanic. Since working in the workshop that many people came, he always knew that there are people who have a celebration.
In junior high I've felt the effect of music is so powerful. Maybe because I do not have money, not given a vehicle from parents to the streets, more attention was finally drawn to the guitar. My school did not start correctly. Often truant, the school moved.
I feel lonely guitar can answer. Especially when it feels it can make a song, to money from ngamen, start me arrogant. But behold, they are doing to make friends, to be accepted socially.
One day a man came to Bandung from Jakarta. At that time I realized if it is well-known songs that I put myself in Jakarta. I mean many young people are playing my song was. In fact, he was admitted the song creations.
Before the Jakarta who had acquaintances producers came to London, I've actually been recorded in Radio 8 EH. I make a song and then played on the radio. But radio was later banned.
Upon the arrival of Jakarta, at the instigation of my friends, I go to Jakarta. At that time I was still in school at the SMAK CPC Bandung. Prior to Jakarta, I sold my bike to make the master. I'm not alone. I was with my friends from New York: Toto Gunarto, Helmi, Bambang Bule incorporated in Ambush.
Biography FalsKami Iwan and recording. Apparently the tape did not sell. Yes, I have, I ngamen again, sometimes join the festival. Once can champion in country music festival, I joined the festival song humor. Happen to be a number. By Spirits Setiawan (deceased) and humor songs recorded, produced Handoko. Company name ABC Records. I tape-yack, as Pepeng (now quizmaster fingers, so MC, etc.), Krishna, and Nana manuscript. But this record was not so successful. Be a minority. Consumed only certain circles, such as young children.
Finally I recorded at Musica Studio. Prior to Musica, I've recorded about 4 to 5 albums. After recording on Musica's, began work on my music more seriously. Bachelor album, for example, the music was handled Willy Soemantri.

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IWAN FALS

Nama asli: Virgiawan Listanto

Nama populer: Iwan Fals

Nama panggilan: Tanto

Tempat tgl. lahir: Jakarta, 3 September 1961

Alamat sekarang: Jl. Desa Leuwinanggung No. 19 Cimanggis,

Bogor Jawa Barat - Indonesia

Pendidikan:

SMP 5 Bandung,

SMAK BPK Bandung,

STP (Sekolah Tinggi Publisistik, sekarang IISIP),

Institut Kesenian Jakarta (IKJ)

Orang tua: Lies (ibu), alm. Sutopo (ayah)

Isteri: Rosanna (Mbak Yos)

Anak:

Galang Rambu Anarki (almarhum)

Anissa Cikal Rambu Basae

Rayya Rambu Robbani

Hobi: sepakbola, karate