Peni Candra Rini: Singer-Songwriter in New York

About Peni Candra Rini

Peni Candra Rini is an Indonesian vocalist and songwriter whose work moves between pop/rock frameworks and Javanese musical language. In New York City she has appeared at National Sawdust with Jiwa Kala, in a trio setting with multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily and bassist Andy McGraw, presented by World Music Institute. Her performances lean on voice as the primary instrument, building songs through texture, pulse, and close attention to timbre rather than display. The result is spare, deliberate, and tuned to the room.