Achmad Albar Reveals The Story Behind His Departure To The Netherlands When He Was Young

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JAKARTA - Achmad Albar revealed the story behind his departure to the Netherlands to stay there for several years.

In the Jaya Suprana Show which was held virtually on Thursday, November 2, Jaya Suprana asked why Achmad Albar went to the Windmill Country.

It turned out that the G30S PKI incident, which made Indonesia's condition heat up, was the reason for the departure of the man who is familiarly called Iyek.

"At that time my mother sent me to the Netherlands, after the G30S PKI case. It was sent because I was afraid, because the atmosphere in Indonesia at that time was not good," said Achmad Albar.

In the Netherlands, Iyek had a nine-month music school. His association is also dominated by Indonesians who make music there.

"I'm friends with Indonesians who study music in the Netherlands. And there I first entered the recording studio," said Iyek

"My first recording song in the Netherlands went on the charts there. Yes, Alhamdulillah, it's quite busy there," he continued.

After Indonesia's condition began to stabilize after the G30S PKI incident, Achmad Albar decided to return to Indonesia. He invited his musical friend, Ludwig Lemans, a Dutchman who had Indonesian descent.

"Finally in 1972 I returned to Indonesia with my guitarist who had Indonesian blood too. He was born there (Netherlands), but he really wanted to go to Indonesia to know where his parents came from. His name was Ludwig Lemans. He is one of the people who formed God Bless," he said.

Achmad Albar's decision to return to Indonesia is right. Together with God Bless, he is known as a rock music legend in the country who is still working for 50 years.