Singer, songwriter and guitarist Lisa Graciano grew up in 3 South East Asian cities, spending some years in the alternative music scene of Manila. She lived in the Netherlands with her mother and played in the folk, jazz and blues music circuit of Amsterdam. Now in Oakland, she leads the gamelan-infused band Purnamasari. Lisa also performs her non-gamelan songs as Lisa Graciano & Friends with a line-up of seasoned musicians. At the Jazzschool in Berkeley, Lisa studies and performs well-known music along with a community of musician friends. She is a self-proclaimed citizen of the world and cultivates the Earth identity.