About Us
Jakarta Beat Society (JBS) is an international music showcase in Jakarta, the global city featuring over 25 local and international prominent musicians, as well as a network of professional music events and music communities from around the world.
JBS aims to foster and connect a vibrant community of music enthusiasts, artists, music professionals and cultural supporters in Jakarta. We intend to promote local and international talents, create networking opportunities, and enhance the city’s cultural landscape through various music activities and collaborative projects.
JBS also aims to celebrate the role of women in music, providing a platform for artists, especially female artists, to shine and share their talents. We believe that music is a powerful medium to empower and inspire. We celebrate urban music, indigenous expressions, and artistic collaborations.
The Jakarta Beat Society (JBS) was inaugurated in 2019 with the aim of establishing Jakarta as a global hub for world music. After a hiatus due to the pandemic, LOKASWARA is set to revive JBS in 2025. This second iteration of the festival has evolved beyond being merely an international world music festival; it now also serves as a platform for emerging indie music groups through a month-long Open Call process.
#jbs2025 Theme
Urban Rhythms: A Celebration of Jakarta’s Beat Culture
Background
By the 18th century, Jakarta was named as The Queen oF Asia due to the vibrant cultural life of the people and city. Today, Jakarta has become a GLOBAL CITY with a highly diverse, rich and unique music culture that came from across the archipelago as well as the globe.
In addition to the richness of the city’s music and culture, Jakarta is also one of the most dynamic centers of business, politics, tourism and economics in Asia.
This is the reason why we organize a global music showcase that connects the strength of Jakarta’s indigenous and urban beat culture with the power of national and international music business.
Our Mission
01
Jakarta As Global City
Making Jakarta a GLOBAL CITY that has distinctive characteristics rooted in the combination of indigenous and urban culture.
02
Presenting Jakarta
Presenting Jakarta’s urban music culture as the main attraction for domestic and foreign tourists.
03
World Class center of music
Shaping Jakarta as a World Class center of music and cultural festival that has tourism and economic impacts for the society.
04
Empowering Betawi
Empowering the indigenous Betawi and urban Jakarta musicians to become part of the national as well as global music industry ecosystem.