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Mocca (band)
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Mocca is an Indonesian four-member jazz and swing band based in Jakarta.[1][2]
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The band
Mocca was formed in 1997 by Arina Ephipania (vocals, flute) and Riko Prayitno (guitar), who met while studying at the National Institute of Technology.[3] In a 2004 interview with The Straits Times Ephipania said "Riko was influenced by rock music, I was fascinated by motion picture music and story telling, so we came up with this concept of telling stories in a musical form."[4] The other two principal members are Achmad Pratama (a.k.a. Toma) (bass) and Indra Massad (drums). They signed with independent label Fast Forward Records in 2002.[5] The band is popular in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.[6][7] Mocca's fans are called Swinging Friends.[8]
Mocca includes the following other members when playing live:
- Ardiansyah — trombone (2002–present)
- Agung Nugraha — keyboards (2002–present)
- Indra Kusumah — keyboards and guitar, occasional (2015–present)
- Yonathan Godjali — keyboards (2020–present)
- Rio Fritz Torang - keyboards (2021–present)
- Dodo Rahmadi - trumpet (2021–present)
- Akbari "Bane" Hakim — trumpet (2020)
- Ronald Tommy Pangemanan — trumpet (2002-2019)
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Discography
- My Diary (2002) Indonesia's best selling Indie album of the 2000s.[9][10] Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine placed My Diary at 59th on their list The 150 Greatest Indonesian Albums of All Time.[11] Me and My Boyfriend, the fifth track on the album, was ranked 150th Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time.[12]
- Friends (2004) featuring guest artists Bob Tutupoly and Karoline Komstedt from Club 8.[13] It was re-released in 2015.[14]
- OST Untuk Rena (2005)
- Colours (2007)
- Mini Album (also known as Dear Friends or Mocca) (2010)
- Home (2014)
- Lima (2018) the band's first Indonesian language album[15]
- Day by Day (2020) released as a limited edition (500) box set to mark the band's 21st anniversary[16]
- Funfair EP (2021) featuring guest artist David Bayu [17]
In 2019, to celebrate Mocca’s 20th anniversary, a tribute album You and Me Against the World was released, featuring nine new musicians and bands.[18]
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Film and TV
The band appeared regularly on MTV Indonesia in the 2000s.[19]
- 2005 - Hanya Satu appeared on the OST of Untuk Rena, directed by Riri Riza
- 2005 - On the Night like This and I Remember appeared on the OST of Catatan Akhir Sekolah
- 2008 - Listen to Me appeared on the OST of Oh, My God!!
- 2009 - Do What You Wanna Do appeared on the OST of South Korean film Bandhobi, directed by Shin Dong-il[20]
- 2011 - Happy from their 2005 album featured on the OST of South Korean film Cool Guys, Hot Ramen (aka Flower Boy Ramen Shop), directed by Jung Jung-hwa.[21]
- 2011 - directors Ari Rusyadi and Nicholas Yudifar released a documentary Mocca: Life Keeps on Turning about the band's first 12 years together, before Arina moved to America. It was nominated for the 2011 Golden Hanoman Award[22]
- 2019 - Happy appeared on the OST of Inseparable Bros
- 2019 - Friends appeared on the OST of Senior
- 2021 - Simple I Love You appeared on the OST of Cinta Pertama, Kedua & Ketiga
Their music has appeared on TV adverts in South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia and on South Korean TV shows including We Got Married and Personal Taste.
International appearances
- Indonesian Art Festival, Victoria Theater Hall, Singapore (2003)
- Poptastic!, Singapore (2004)[23]
- Esplanade, Singapore (2005)
- Pattaya Festival Thailand, Bangkok (2005)[24]
- My Diary: The Two Cities Tour, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur (2006)
- Sound Rainbow: Livin With People of Asia, Okinawa, Japan (2006)
- Perayaan HUT RI ke-63 di KBRI Malaysia, Wisma Duta, Kuala Lumpur (2008)
- Mocca: Inthebox Records Live in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (2008)
- Grand Mint Festival, Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea (2008)[25]
- M.Net Street Take 1 and The EBS space (TV shows), Seoul, South Korea (2008)
- Mosaic Music Festival, Singapore (2009)
- Swing Again with Mocca, Shah Alam, Malaysia (2009)
- Asia Uncut, Star World, Singapore (2009)
- Hua Hin Jazz Festival, Hua Hin City, Thailand (2009)[26] where they played for King Bhumibol the Great[27]
- Mocca’s Concert, Seoul, South Korea (2009)
- MOCCA 10th Anniversary Tour, Singapore and Malaysia, (2009)
- Pentaport Rock Festival, Incheon, South Korea (2012)
- MU:CON (Seoul International Music Fair), South Korea (2013)
- Neonlights Festival, Fort Canning Gate, Singapore (2015)[28]
- Asia Song Festival, South Korea (2017)[29]
- OzAsia Festival, Adelaide, Australia (2017)[30]
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Awards
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References
External links
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