The Bali Blues International Festival 2017

Author, Ekarini

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The festival will be held on May 26^th and 27^th 2017.  This annual event features culinary and a Barong dance to the music of the exciting Gugun Blues Shelter, The Six Strings, Krakatau and many more at the Peninsula Island Nusa Dua - Bali.

Krakatau, a famous Indonesian jazz band from the 1980s, recently reunited under the name Krakatau Reunion. The group will serve as the closing act on the second day of the 2017 Bali Blues Festival.

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The tickets:General Admission only IDR 150.000 for one Day and IDR 250.000 for two days available at Eventbrite.

Also, You can get  a Fantastic T-Shirt Bali Blues Festival only IDR130.000/PCs

A roadshow event dubbed the "Road to Bali Blues Festival" was conducted at the Hard Rock Café Bali on Wednesday at a promotional event for the BBF 2017.

Sound of Mine, The Bodhi, Bali Guitar Club, Ronaldgang and Bali Blues Brother Jamz were among the performers in the roadshow. 

According to Jakarta Post, “The Bali Blues Festival (BBF 2017) is organized in partnership by Pregina Art, Showbiz Bali, the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Nusa Dua Bali and the Tourism Ministry.”

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The music groups for two day event:

The two-day event will feature a collaboration between Gugun Blues Shelter and Indra Lesmana, as well as Balawan The Magic Finger and Gilang Ramadahan on the first day.

On the second day, the Six Strings group consisting of prominent Indonesian guitarists like Dewa Budjana, Eros, Tohpati, Baron and Baim will perform on stage.

Meanwhile, the Krakatau Reunion music group consisting of Trie Utami, Indra Lesmana, Dwiki Dharmawan, Pra Budhi Dharma, Gilang Ramadhan and Donnie Suhendra will serve as the closing act on the second day.

The BBF 2017 committee also invited several communities in Bali to participate in the event, including photography, motorcycle and classic car communities.

Photo, Bali Post