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Ginda Bestari (born 20th October 1986) is an Indonesian blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and session musician. In his debut album called Soulful Desire, he played his own material, a blend of blues, funk, jazz, soul and rock 'n' roll. As a session musician, he collaborated with many Indonesian and Malaysian solo artists such as Judika, Pinkan Mambo, Cakra Khan, Siti Nurhaliza, Terry, Grace Sahertian, Yura Yunita, Melly Mono, Derby Romero, Rumour, Fatin Shidqia, Ashanty, Dirly Idol, Husein Idol, Regina Idol and Randy Pangalila.

Style & Influences
Ginda Bestari’s style of playing the guitar is smooth, soulful and sophisticated. Ginda has also been influenced, however, by BB King, Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Robben Ford, Matt Schofield, Chris Cain, Eric Johnson, Eric Gales, Derek Truck, Joe Bonamassa and Philip Sayce.

The Studio Albums
Ginda Bestari has two studio albums. The first studio album, Let Me Try was released in 2012 with his trio Ginda and The White Flowers. The members consisting of Ginda Bestari (Vocal & Guitar), Gega Gageh (Bass) and Yandi Andaputra (Drum) are a trademark in being a power bundle of blues meeting funk and rock.

In 2015, Ginda released his debut solo album Soulful Desire, with Harry Anggoman (hammond organ, rhodes and piano), Yance Manusama (bass), and Rayendra Sunito (drum). The album has been produced and mixed by Rayendra Sunito.

Equipments
Since Ginda Bestari started his professional career as a musician, he has mainly used a AGL (Asia Guitar Labs) as his main guitar. For his rig, Ginda Bestari mainly uses Fender Deluxe Reverb amplifier that are connected to Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-200, Fulltone Octafuzz, Providence Stampede OD, Lovepedal Kalamazoo, KS Aji Trondolo Tremolo and Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay.

Discography

 * Ginda and The White Flowers - Let Me Try (2012)
 * Ginda Bestari - Soulful Desire (2015)