Rudi Wairata

Rudi Wairata
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) ; 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 gallery was 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

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[2] The Komedie Stamboel: Popular Theater in Colonial Indonesia, 1891-1903 Matthew Isaac Cohen Page 442

[3] Billboard August 1, 1981 Page 66 General News, Deaths

[4] The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians by Lorene Ruymar Cultural Influences Page 76

[5] Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world John Shepherd Page 263

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