Rudi Wairata | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Diederich Gijsbrecht Christo Wairata |
| Also known as | Rudy Wairata, Sam Letto, Roy Moana |
| Born | 25 December 1929 (1930?) Ternate, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 15 July 1981 (aged 51) [1] Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Hawaiian music |
| Occupation | Music |
| Instrument | Steel guitar |
Rudi Wairata aka Rudy Wairata[2](1929/1930 –1981) was an influential Indonesian musician who had fronted the Mena Moeria Minstrels and the Amboina Serenaders.[3] Wairata's style of playing was influenced by Sol Hoʻopiʻi and Andy Iona.[4] Along with George de Fretes he was a prominent musician in the genre of Hawaiian steel guitar music.[5] His song "Rock'n Roll Breezes" may be the first Indo-rock song.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
gallerywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ The Komedie Stamboel: Popular Theater in Colonial Indonesia, 1891-1903 Matthew Isaac Cohen Page 442
- ^ Billboard August 1, 1981 Page 66 General News, Deaths
- ^ The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians by Lorene Ruymar Cultural Influences Page 76
- ^ Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world John Shepherd Page 263