In this episode, we delve into the connection between Indonesia's first feminist, Raden Ajeng Kartini, and the Kendeng movement, through Navicula’s song "Kartini".

The narrative unfolds at the base of the Karst Mountains in Central Java, where women from a humble farming community confronted the threat of a major cement company invading their land. Their courageous protest sparked one of Indonesia's first major ecofeminist movements, capturing the nation's attention.

We also meet some of the remarkable women who have played a pivotal role in Navicula's journey over its more than 25-year career. Former manager Lakota Moira returns, alongside current management team members Intan Paramitha and Humairah. And we gain a unique perspective from ethnomusicologist Dr. Rebekah Moore. This episode also features Sandrina Malakiano, an award-winning news anchor, and Gede Robi, Navicula’s vocalist, and guitarist. 

Hosted by: Ewa Wojkowska

Writing and Production: Ewa Wojkowska, Julia Winterflood, Lakota Moira

Production and sound design: Gede Robi

Co-production: Sergina Loncle, Andre Dananjaya

Mixing and Mastering: Cipta Gunawan, Tude Arta Sedana

All Music: Navicula

Podcast Artwork: Krishna Adipurba

Web design: Jay Sims, Vanessa Harsamto, Fleava, Major Tom

Photography: Penny Lane

Show Notes: https://naviculamusic.com/podcast/

With their pensive expressions, boundless curiosity, and frequent bursts of playfulness, it’s not hard to see just how closely biologically related we are to orangutans. But despite them being so closely related to us and their name literally meaning 'person of the forest' - we have threatened them with extinction.

In this episode we’re looking at an issue that has come to represent Indonesia’s darkest environmental reality: deforestation and habitat loss in Sumatra and Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo, through Navicula’s song Orangutan.

Writing and Production: Ewa Wojkowska , Julia Winterflood, Vanessa Harsamto

Production and sound design: Gede Robi

Co-production: Sergina Loncle, Andre Dananjaya

Mixing and Mastering: Cipta Gunawan, Tude Arta Sedana

All Music: Navicula

Podcast Artwork: Krishna Adipurba

Web design: Jay Sims, Vanessa Harsamto, Fleava, Major Tom

Photography:  Penny Lane

Show notes, source and bonus material:

https://naviculamusic.com/en/podcast/orangutan/

Hosted by: Ewa Wojkowska

Writing and Production: Ewa Wojkowska, Julia Winterflood, Lakota Moira

Production and sound design: Gede Robi

Co-production: Sergina Loncle, Andre Dananjaya

Mixing and Mastering: Cipta Gunawan, Tude Arta Sedana

All Music: Navicula

Podcast Artwork: Krishna Adipurba

Web design: Jay Sims, Vanessa Harsamto, Fleava, Major Tom

Photography: Penny Lane

Show Notes: https://naviculamusic.com/podcast/

In this episode of the podcast, we're looking at Nyepi through the Navicula song, Saat Semua Semakin Cepat Bali Berani Berhenti, or as everything gets faster and faster Bali dares to stop.­­

Released in 2016 it's the band's love letter to Nyepi - Bali’s day of silence during which the entire island shuts down for 24 hours. A gentle acoustic folk ballad the song is an ode to the Island's bravery to continue celebrating its traditions in the face of globalization and to slip into stillness amidst so much noise.

But Nyepi isn't the only example of Bali’s bravery to go against the status quo. In 2019, the province became the first in Indonesia to pass a regulation, banning the use of certain types of single use items, including plastic bags, styrofoam, and plastic straws, in restaurants, cafes, shops, and markets. This was a significant step in tackling Indonesia's widely acknowledged plastic waste crisis.

In this episode we are joined by two experts on Balinese culture - historian, Dr Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan and community activist and event organizer Odeck Ariawan. We’ll also meet environmental activist and lawyer Tiza Mafira to learn about the extent of Indonesia's plastic waste crisis. 

We also have two bonus episodes, featuring the full conversations with Tiza Mafira and Dr Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan available at soundtrackofresistance.net

Writing and Production: Ewa Wojkowska & Julia Winterflood

Production and sound design: Gede Robi

Co-production: Vanessa Harsamto, Sergina Loncle, Andre Dananjaya

Mixing and Mastering: Cipta Gunawan, Tude Arta Sedana

All Music: Navicula

Podcast Artwork: Krishna Adipurba

Web design: Jay Sims, Vanessa Harsamto, Fleava, Major Tom

Photography:  Penny Lane

Show notes, source and bonus material:

https://naviculamusic.com/en/podcast/baliberaniberhenti/

This podcast is a labor of love and each episode takes our team hundreds of hours to produce. If you like this podcast and if you are in a position to do so, please consider supporting us via Patreon so that we can continue to tell the story of an incredible band and this complicated country.  

Hosted by: Ewa Wojkowska

Writing and Production: Ewa Wojkowska, Julia Winterflood, Lakota Moira

Production and sound design: Gede Robi

Co-production: Sergina Loncle, Andre Dananjaya

Mixing and Mastering: Cipta Gunawan, Tude Arta Sedana

All Music: Navicula

Podcast Artwork: Krishna Adipurba

Web design: Jay Sims, Vanessa Harsamto, Fleava, Major Tom

Photography: Penny Lane

Show Notes: https://naviculamusic.com/podcast/