ENDAH N RHESA “LIVE”

Endah N Rhesa is a musical project comprising acoustic guitar, bass and vocal. The musical nuance that Endah N Rhesa tries to bring out is folk, jazz, blues, rock and roll, and ballads. Endah Widiastuti (vocal, guitar) and Rhesa Aditya (bass) met each other in a rock band in early 2003. Shortly after the two left the band in 2004, Endah and Rhesa started to play together, and the feedback toward their music were tremendously positive. Finally, they decided to create a stage name for their duo/musical project which comes from their own names: Endah N Rhesa.

Endah N Rhesa was inspired to start playing in minimalist acoustic format. In terms of singing, Vocally, Endah is influenced by Alanis Morissete and Norah Jones. Besides, there are also the four “Johns” that influence her in playing guitar: John Mayer, John Butler, John Scofield and John Frusciante. Rhesa, on the other hand, is a unique personality who is mainly influenced by acoustic guitarists like Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, James Taylor and other folk and ballad musicians. The artists that Rhesa put into credit for making him play bass are Les Claypool, Victor Wooten, Flea and ex-child singer Bondan Prakoso. They both, however, share the same influence in music, to wit: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, which affects them mostly on creating rich groovy and harmonic nuances in the music of Endah N Rhesa.

After releasing their debut album "Nowhere to Go" , Endah N Rhesa is coming into a whole broader world. "Our music is sincere and it’s coming from inside our hearts," they say. "Nowhere to Go" sold 15.000 copies and the duo was voted Rookie of The Year 2010 by Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine.

The duo has just released their second album "Look What We've Found" to positive reviews - and just in time for their gigs at Timbre too.