Balawan, Indonesian Tapping Touch Style

Balawan started playing music since the age of 8 years and then formed his band while still in elementary school. Balawan play a few songs Scorpions, Deep Purple and Beatles. Because bored with rock music, after school graduate.

Balawan moved to Sydney to study jazz guitar and vocals at the Australian Institute Of Music. Balawan also obtained a scholarship for 3 years for Diploma Of Music. Balawan became known in Sydney for 5 years until finally he returned to his hometown in Bali in 1997 and later formed a band called Batuan Ethnic Fusion (Ethnic Music of Bali, combined with jazz music.)

Batuan Ethnic Fusion debut album titled "Globalism" was finally released. Balawan is a very talented guitarist with a very distinctive style of play, a technique known as "Tapping Touch Style" (as Stanley Jordan).