Person

Rudi Wairata

Rudi Wairata aka Rudy Wairata(1929/1930 –1981) was an influential Indonesian musician who had fronted the Mena Moeria Minstrels and the Amboina Serenaders. Wairata's style of playing was influenced by Sol Hoʻopiʻi and Andy Iona. Along with George de Fretes he was a prominent musician in the genre of Hawaiian steel guitar music. His song "Rock'n Roll Breezes" may be the first Indo-rock song.

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Born
December 25th, 1929
Died
July 15th, 1981
Labels
RCA
CNR Music
EMI
CID
Last updated: February 9th, 2017

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