Special Ways For Tantri And Chua To Keep KOTAK Existence To Keep Music

BOTAK Band (Ivan Two Men/VOI)

JAKARTA - Having two female personnel in one band can be a big problem, especially if both are married. The reason is, when female personnel are pregnant with children, the band must automatically take a break.

This happened to KOTAK, which has two female personnel, Tantri (vocals) and Chua (bass), who are currently a mother. Both Tantri and Chua are the mothers of two children.

But in reality, KOTAK has never taken a long break. The key lies in Tantri and Chua's agreement to contain it in the near future.

"Most people think that if a band has female personnel, there is a time when she is pregnant, later she has to break (rehat) and all kinds of things. But thank God, because our goal is to band for the family, we break it, even I and Chua make an appointment, the pregnancy is close," said Tantri with a laugh, during a press conference in Thamrin, Central Jakarta, Monday, November 11.

"So we are four months apart. Yes, as much as possible (pregnancy and childbirth) in the same year," continued the vocalist.

Since the beginning of its formation until now, KOTAK has been running for 20 years. Tantri entered since the age of the 3 year band, while Chua joined a year later.

Cella (guitar) as KOTAK's initial personnel since 2004 said that every moment with the band has its own memories, including when the personnel were single until they finally had their own families.

"Of course all moments have their own stories, everyone has their roles to contribute. In my opinion, every year is memorable, and in the years ahead, even though we don't know, but I'm sure it will still be memorable,"