Dara Puspita

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Host Marco Werman tells us about 1960s surf music from Indonesia: the all-girl garage band Dara Puspita may be the rockingest garage band you’ve never heard of.

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6 comments for “Dara Puspita”

  • Jim Nadeau

    Marco, any info on the reissue you spoke of? Thanks, Jim.

  • carrie

    radness encapsulated!

  • jonny

    I heard the broadcast concerning Dara Puspita and the sufer music was fantastic. I am looking for the titles to the music played on Marco Werman’s broadcast. Anybody???

    • primeau

      Jonny,

      Marco played Mabuk Laut (Sea Sick) and Bertamasja (On Vacation) from the above Sublime Frequencies comp.

      -P

  • djcarlito

    actually, contrary to what you said here,  they DID have fans in Europe back then. They toured extensively through France and the Netherlands.