Mohammad Ridwan Hafiedz

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Mohammad Ridwan Hafiedz
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Background information
Also known asRidho
Born (1973-09-03) September 3, 1973 (age 52)
Ambon, Indonesia
Genres Rock, blues
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Years active1991–present
LabelsSlank Records
Website http://www.slank.com

Mohammad Ridwan Hafiedz or Ridho (born September 3, 1973, Ambon, Indonesia) is an Indonesian guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as Slank's rhythm guitarist (sometimes the lead guitarist) and back vocalist along with another lead guitarist, Abdee Negara. With Slank, Ridho has created nine studio albums and three live albums, also one compilation album which was released in May 2006.

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Early life

Ridho was born and raised in a Muslim family from Ambon, Indonesia. He started to play guitar at the age of seven.

Career

Pre-Slank career

Ridho was influenced by Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles. His experience in the music industry began when he formed a band called LFM in 1991, six years before he joined Slank. After he finished his formal education, he went to Hollywood, United States, to study music at Musicians Institute.

Slank

In 1996, three from five of the members of Slank left the band. The problem arose from the drug addictions of Bimbim (drummer) and Kaka (lead vocalist). Slank recruited three new members; Abdee, Ivan, and Ridho.

Discography

Personal life

He married Ony Serojawati at August 25, 2001. The couple has four children. [1]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ridho Slank retrieved at February 27, 2011
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