Nusantara Beat: the Amsterdam band flying the flag of Indonesian psychedelia
Nusantara Beat, an Amsterdam-based band blending Indonesian musical heritage with Dutch psychedelic rock traditions, are being highlighted for their distinctive fusion sound. The group draws on the members' Indonesian heritage—one from West Java, the rest from the Dutch-Indonesian diaspora—combining traditional archipelago rhythms with the garage rock and psychedelia associated with 1960s Amsterdam bands like Shocking…