Robin Block

Robin Block is an Amsterdam-based poet, musician, and performer crafting dreamy indie-folk tunes infused with his Indonesian heritage. Known for albums like *Comfort Zones* (recorded in a countryside house before it burned down) and the bilingual *Lagu Rindu* EP (featuring Indonesian goodbye and reunion songs), his work explores displacement and the shared history of the Netherlands and Indonesia. He blends storytelling, music, and martial arts in performances like *Samudra*, while recent projects include the multilingual poetry collection *Handleiding voor ontheemden* (*Manual for the Displaced*) and collaborative electro-pop experiments like *WOLKEN* with Rita Zipora. His introspective lyrics and atmospheric soundscapes—often incorporating everyday objects as instruments—reflect a lifelong effort to bridge cultural divides through art.