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Indonesian American Association

NOSTALGIA INDONESIA 2006 PHOTOGRAPHS - PART 1

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The first Indonesian night under the banner of the Indonesian American Association (IAA) was conducted on Saturday, December 2, 2006. Titled “Nostalgia Indonesia 2006”, this four-hour cultural event displayed a variety of singing, dancing, and other performances at the stage of the Mountain View Community Center in Scottsdale. The banquet hall was packed with an audience of 200 people.
The Event Banner
The event officially started with the opening prayer by Dr. John Nurman, the IAA secretary, followed by Star-Spangled Banner, sung by Kartika Agung.
Opening Prayer by Dr. John Nurman	Star-Spangled Banner by Kartika Agung
In his welcoming remark, Dr. J. Andy Soesilo, the President of IAA, highlighted the mission of the organization and the purpose of the “Nostalgia Indonesia 2006.” He emphasized the spirit of “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” (Unity in Diversity) within the IAA and the principle of “Gotong Royong” (Working Together) as the most important rule in running the association. About the event, he emphasized that the goal of “Nostalgia Indonesia” was to revisit our past memories about Indonesia, and to create a memorable event for our children as a remembrance for the future.
Dr. J. Andy Soesilo, the President of IAA
In this occasion the IAA president also introduced chairpersons of various Indonesian groups in Phoenix that support the IAA. They are (as shown in the photo): Meryl Simanjuntak (Permias), Fifi Yuliana (KKI), Kris Pribadi (AzGRA), Jaap Damwijk (Amerindo Club), Luther Bolung (City Harvest International), and Ronnie Andikasim (Kelompok Pengajian).
Chairpersons of Indonesian groups in Phoenix
The first item in the agenda of the night was Panji Semirang. A Balinese dance performed by dancers Sabrina Suhartono and Serena Suwarno.
Panji Semirang
Sabrina Suhartono	Serena Suwarno
A group of singers, called the “Baby Boomer Blues”, sang a number of Indonesian oldies, such as Ayun Ayun, Den Haag, Nasi Goreng, and Bila Anggrek Berkembang. The group consists of Kim Meelhuysen, John Nurman, Rika Liem, and Lenny Sutandar, On the keyboard was Art Smith.
Kim Meelhuysen	John Nurman
Rika Liem	Lenny Sutandar
With June Molo
Art Smith on the Keyboard
Acting as master of ceremonies in the event were Nita Reksodiputro and Priska Tandyasraya.
Nita Reksodiputro	Priska Tandyasraya
Other dances following Panji Semirang were: the Mask Dance, the Hawaiian Dance, Tari Melayu, Tari Kecak, and Jaipongan. Our children also contributed in this dance category with their Dolanan dance. Another important contribution by our children was the fashion show. Although not considered under the dance category, it is worth to mention the impressive Indonesian Martial Art performance by Eric Kruk and friends. In the singing category, the list of songs performed by our talented singers were: America the Beautiful, Bengawan Solo, Bermain Layang Layang, Bintang Kecil, Butet, Pulau Samosir, Rayuan Pulau Kelapa, and Romo Ono Maling. In the singing category, Priska Tandyasraya opened the night with her song Sepanjang Jalan Kenangan, translated as Along the Memory Lane, which nicely fit with the theme of the event. Randy Trouerbach was on the keyboard.
Priska Tandyasraya	Randy Trouerbach
America the Beautiful was sung by Kartika Agung, while Bengawan Solo and Rayuan Pulau Kelapa were performed by June Molo with Randy Trouerbach on the keyboard.
Kartika Agung	June Molo
Bermain Layang Layang and Bintang Kecil are children songs. Jehan Reksodiputro sang both songs, accompanied by her father Jean Reksodiputro with his guitar.
Jehan and Jean Reksodiputro
Butet and Pulau Samosir are famous Batak songs. Sandra Bolung sang Butet with Randy Trouerbach on the keyboard. Sandra also sang Pulau Samosir, accompanied by her husband Luther Bolung with his guitar.
Sandra Bolung in Butet	Sandra and Luther Bolung in Pulau Samosir
Romo Ono Maling is an old Javanese song. This song was performed by Esti Suhartono with hushand Ayon Suhartono. Andy Soesilo was on the keyboard.
Esti and Ayon Suhartono	Andy Soesilo