Traces Of Sastrawi And Musical Traces Of The Late Yudhistira Massardi

Yudhistira Massardi (Photo: Instagram @yudhistiramassardi_)

JAKARTA - Indonesia has just lost a figure who has contributed to the world of art and literature. He is Yudhistira Massardi who passed away at the age of 70.

His figure is known as a writer, journalist, and writer. Throughout his life, Iga Massardi's father has released several works in the form of books, short stories, novels to poems.

As a lover of language and beauty, the deceased became one of the driving wheels of literary arts in Indonesia. The writer Arjuna Looking for Cinta also often initiated events involving literary people across generations.

One of the interesting breakthroughs that has ever been presented is through 'Pentas Poem Nge-Rock'. The event broke through the boundaries between literary and musical works.

Indeed, Yudhistira Massardi is never too far from music. Back to the 70s and 80s, he became one of the Indonesian music actors. In addition to writing his own songs, he also created works for the Franky & Jane duo.

At that time, Indonesian music scene was influenced by a number of genres from abroad. Yudhistira and Franky & Jane glanced at the country genre as a characteristic.

Yudhistira Massardi's closeness to music flows to his son, Iga Massardi. On several occasions, Iga revealed that his father was an inspiration for him in writing songs, as he put in Bara Suara, a band known to be consistent with beautiful Indonesian lyrics.