Lokaswara

An event organizer producing annual music, arts, film and culture festivals, workshops and conferences for cultural community development and tourism promotion based in Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia. Officially legalized in 2010 by Franki Raden but its has started the activity since 1992 by organizing the International Drum Festival (IDF) in Jakarta followed by the Jakarta Percussion Festival in 1997 and 1998. LOKASWARA also manages Indonesian National Orchestra (INO), 35-piece orchestra consisting of Indonesian indigenous instruments and INO Ensemble (small ensemble version of INO). INO and INO Ensemble respectively have been performed in many prestigious concert halls in Australia (Melbourne Recital Center), Germany (Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg), The Netherlands (Amare Theater in The Hague & Bimhuis in Amsterdam), Poland (Miasto Ogodrow in Katowice) and international festivals such as Sharq Taronalari (Samarkand, Third Priza), Jeonju International Sori Festival (Korea), Amsterdam Roots, Music Meeting (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), Waking Life (Crato, Portugal), Jakarta Beat Society, and Indonesian Music Expo (IMEX) in Bali.