Photo: Lucy Simanjuntak.
Photo: Lucy Simanjuntak.
Lucy Simanjuntak

Lucy Simanjuntak is a multi-cultural, multi-continental, multi-talented woman now living in Jakarta. She was raised and educated both in Indonesia and the U.S. She is expert in media and media markets and has a deep affection for music, movies, and drama ranging from Grandmaster Flash to Orson Welles. She spent several years as a junior producer in the Clocktower studios, worked for P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, and returned to her birth country to make a difference in broadcasting and media culture. Some of her programs are constructed from her father's vinyl collection, a treasure of Indonesian tracks.

Shows and Series by Lucy Simanjuntak
Hosted by Lucy Simanjuntak
Originally aired Monday, May 5th, 2008

Charles Hutagalung was an illustrious Indonesian singer/song writer and member of the legendary Indonesian 70s pop band The Mercy's. The following selections are from his album Flower Sound, a collection of Malayan songs dating back to the 60s.


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Hosted by Lucy Simanjuntak
Originally aired Monday, April 14th, 2008

Keroncong is a genre of Indonesian music with a great deal of influence by the Portuguese, who dominated Southeast Asia in the late 1500s, and introduced to the local culture their indigenous styles and western elements Mariati is one of the masters.


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Hosted by Lucy Simanjuntak
Originally aired Monday, June 25th, 2007

For Venice Biennale 2007, producer Lucy Simanjuntak created a compilation that features traditional and contemporary songs from the islands of Indonesia.


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