In December 2009, as co-producers, Bob and Mike opened a punk venue in the central Jakarta called “Masberto” which means “The Tattooed People” that is one of their song titles also. Their activities, and poignant & powerful messages in their songs, such as “Ibuku Ibumu Ibumi (My Mother, Your Mother, Mother Earth),” “Negeri Ngeri (Horrified Country)” about the suffering and struggles, the gaps between rich and poor, government corruption and injustices in Indonesia society, made them so charismatic that every gig they play it gets packed, all singing along, by those followers who have now become the messengers of the band, singing their songs on trains, buses, streets of Jakarta and throughout the country. TaringBabi (Pig Tusk), a community also built by Marjinal, is the home to many punks of all ages, and opens for “anybody from anywhere” for “sharing and learning together.” They give free music lessons, workshops including screen-printing and wood-curving, and those who reside at TaringBabi learn how to survive by sharing, caring and helping each other, the residents include the youngest of 12-year-old.
Formed in 1996 by Mike & Bob, Marjinal, a punk band from Jakarta, has not only helped uncountable numbers of street kids earn cash by teaching them how to survive by busks playing ukulele affordable, easy and small enough even for a child who “has small fingers” to play, anywhere, but they also sent out their message with the true spirit of punk that is “punk is for everybody.” Anybody can be punk and anybody can play punk.
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