biography of ebiet g ade

Ebiet G. Ade (born in Wanadadi, Banjarnegara, Central Java, 21 April 1954; age 57 years) is a singer and songwriter of Indonesian nationality. Ebiet known for his songs with the theme of nature and the grief suffered marginalized groups. Through his songs that were genre ballads, early in his career, he was 'shooting' atmosphere of Indonesia in the late 1970s until the present. Theme song variety, not only about love, there are also songs of nature theme, socio-politics, disasters, religious, family, etc.. The touch of his music had pushed an update on the pop music world of Indonesia. All the songs he wrote himself, he never sang the song that was created to others, except God's blessing Wading song written together with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Personal life
Born with the name Aboe Ja'far bin Abid Ghoffar in Wanadadi, Banjarnegara , is the youngest of six brothers, sons Aboe Ja'far, a civil servant, and Sauda, ​​a cloth merchant. Once he harbored a lot of ideals, such as engineers, doctors, painters. Everything is off the mark, Ebiet even be a singer - although he prefer to be called a poet because of his background in the arts that originated from kepenyairan
After graduating from elementary school, entered Ebiet PGAN (Teacher Education Religious Affairs) Banjarnegara. Unfortunately he did not feel at home so it moved to Yogyakarta. Muhammadiyah junior high school in 3 and proceed to the SMA Muhammadiyah I. There he was active in the PII (Indonesian Islamic Student). However, he can not go to college to the Faculty of Economics, University of Gadjah Mada in the absence of costs. He prefers to join vocal group when his father, who retired gave him an option: FE UGM Ebiet entered or sister who just graduated so undergraduate exams in UnSoed, Purwokerto.
Ebiet name he got from his experiences in high school English classes. His teacher foreigners, used to call Ebiet, perhaps because they speak the A to E. Inspired by the writings Ebiet his red shirt on the back, after a long time he was more often called Ebiet by his friends. His father's name is used as a last name, abbreviated as AD, then written Ade, according to the sound of their mention, Ebiet G. Ade. If extended, written as Ebiet Ghoffar Aboe Ja'far.
Often roamed like hell, once familiar with the environment Ebiet young artists in Yogyakarta in 1971. Apparently, the environment that has shaped the preparation Ebiet to orbit. The biggest motivation that evokes creativity creation of his works is when friends with Emha Ainun Nadjib (poet), Eko Tunas (short story writer), and EH Mammal (the author). Malioboro become home to a kind of gait kepenyairannya Ebiet when processed, for in those days many artists who gathered there.
Although able to make a poem, he admitted that he could not when asked to merely recite poetry. From inability to read the poem directly, it Ebiet find a way to still be reading poetry in a different way, without having to recite. How, by using music. Musikalisasi poetry, so the term is used in environments kepenyairan, as many have done in poetry Sapardi Djoko Damono. Some poems are often recited Ebiet Emha even with the passage of his guitar. However, when it entered the studio, no grain of any participating Emha sung poetry. It happened because he had teased his friends to make a song of his own poetry. Racing spirit of his friends are whipping Ebiet to sing his poems.

Career
Ebiet first learned guitar from his brother, Ahmad Mukhodam, then learned to play guitar in Yogyakarta with Kusbini. At first he only set the stage to sing with art in Senisono, Patangpuluhan, Wirobrajan, Yogyakarta and Central Java, memusikalisasikan poems by Emily Dickinson, Nobody, and received positive responses from viewers. Despite that he still considered this as a hobby mere kegiataannya. However, at the instigation of his close friend of PSK (Persada Study Club, founded by Umbu Landu Paranggi) and also a boarding his friend, finally willing Ebiet also advanced to the world music scene of the archipelago. After repeatedly rejected at various record companies, he eventually accepted in Jackson Record in 1979
If the original Ebiet reluctant to leave the bungalow not far from the cottage palace, then the facts have been pointed straight path for him to Jakarta. It was through recordings by recording successfully. He also had time to do the recording in the Philippines to achieve better results, ie, Camellia III album. However, he refused to record her songs in Japanese, when he got the chance to appear in public there.
He also never did a recording at Capitol Records, the United States, for the 8th album of his day. He included Addie M.S. and Dodo Zakaria as a colleague who helped her music.
The songs become a new trend in pop music khasana Indonesia. Not surprisingly, Ebiet pop music world was dominated Indonesia in the range of years 1979-1983. About 7 years working on recordings in Jackson Ebiet Record. In 1986, the company record that catapulted his name was closed and Ebiet forced out. He had founded his own record company EGA Records, which produced three albums, netted the Sun, Moon Gold Sketch, and a face.
Unfortunately, in 1990, Ebiet an "edgy" with Indonesia, finally selecting "asceticism" of the music industry was frenetic and choose to stand on the edges only. New in 1995 he issued the album Butterfly Paper (supported by Ian Antono, Billy J. Budiardjo (late), Purwacaraka, and Erwin Gutawa) and Love-clear Dew (supported by Adi Adrian of KLa Project). In 1996 he released the album I Want to Return (supported by Purwacaraka and Embong Rahardjo). Two years later he issued a Gamelan album containing five songs re-arranged old with gamelan music by Rizal Mantovani. In 2000 Ebiet Sinetron out the album Ballad of Love and in 2001 he released the album Language of Heaven, which is supported by Andi Rianto, Erwin Gutawa and Tohpati. After that album, Ebiet began again to retreat over the next 5 years.
Ebiet is one singer who support the album We For Them, an album issued relating to the 2004 tsunami, along with 57 other musicians. He was indeed a tragedy specialist singer, his songs often proved to be the theme of disaster.
In 2007, he released a new album titled In Love: 25th Anniversary (supported by Anto Hoed), after 5 year absence records. The album itself is a memorial for the anniversary of his 25th, also with 13 other songs that are still in the old arrangements.
The reappearance Ebiet on September 28, 2008 in Zone 80 event at Metro TV is a drug for the fans. With the companions of whom attended Eko Tunas, Ebiet G Ade brings the old songs that ever popular in the decade of the 80s.

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