Music for Lombok

Hosting some of the best beaches and ocean waves in the world, Lombok is still often overlooked, out-famed by its neighbor, Bali. Nevertheless, its exotic culture and nature sure attract lots of attention. There was once Gavin Birch, or later known better as Husin Abdullah, a New Zealand man who then fell in love with [...]

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