Thank you all for keeping in touch and coming to see our shows when you're in bali. Your support means the world to us

Saharadja had a couple of quite months at the beginning of this year due to the Siztas recording we were working on, but since the completion of that album, things have picked up again and Saharadja is once again booming! We've been super dooper busy and loving every minute of it!

We’ve been touring Java quite a lot lately. In July we performed in Semarang for the Estu Resto anniversary. We have a great fan base in Semarang who follow us to all of our gigs over there so our concerts in Semarang are always packed out. If you are a member of facebook, please become a fan of Saharadja (www.facebook.com/saharadja) so you can see all of our tour photos. They are also on our Myspace page.

We also performed in Yogyakarta on the 2^nd August for the Rendezvoices festival in Kaliurang. The festival was set up in an old volcano so it was just a stunning location. This tour was particularly fun because we were traveling in a bigger group than usual – 19 people. Saharadja, plus crew, plus Saharadja family members. I was very spoilt because my Dad and sister flew over to Bali to surprise me for my birthday which was on the 31^st July. They then followed us to Yogyakarta for the festival. So it was a very memorable birthday 

Sound Check for Rendezvoices festival, Kaliurang

We’ve been playing in Hu’u once a month on Friday nights which has been getting busier each month leading up to the high season. Last Friday was the most packed we’ve ever seen Hu’u which made our concert in the gardens even more special. It was a lovely evening under the stars.

And just yesterday we performed for Sanur Village Festival. This is the 3^rd time we’ve played for this festival as the closing act. Each year the festival gets better, and I must say that I was surprised with the size of the crowd yesterday. There were definitely over a thousand people there. The festival is set up alongside the beach, and this year they had a food festival, yoga classes, a kite festival (so the sky was covered with the most AMAZING kites- it was a real sight!!), water sport competitions, bike riding, culinary challenges, beach games…. The list goes on! So the energy was wild which made it an absolute pleasure for us to play. I’ve just received some amazing photos from this performance which I will also put up onto our myspace page.

We’re also now on twitter. You can follow us by going to www.twitter.com/saharadja and by doing so, we can update you with tour dates, gig locations, last minute schedule changes etc.

So we’ve been having a great time. I must say that I truly feel so lucky to be a part of this amazing group of musicians. It's been seven years since we first started playing together and it gets more and more magical with each performance. I feel such a huge force on stage with these guys behind me that sometimes it just overwhelms me. I feel so lucky to be able to do this for a living and I know the rest of the band feel the same because we often talk about it. We wouldn't be able to live our dream like we are now if we didn't have people who listen to our music- so now we thank you all. Thank you for making this possible.

Warmest regards

Sally Jo

On behalf of Saharadja