Music Of Indonesia Various- Music of Indonesia Various (CD)

An archipelago of over seventeen thousand islands, Indonesia has developed a rich and diverse musical culture influenced by the various ethnic and religious groups which have settled there. The first track, “Ile-Ile”, is a striking Batak (non-Muslim Indonesian from Sumatra) melody featuring the gambang, a wooden xylophone, while “Lagu Babar Lajar” showcases the Javanese Gamelan influence on Indonesian music, and is said to “accompany the dance of a warrior.”

Tracklist:

1. Ile-Ile: Batak Music
2. Tari Piring Sadang Lawas (Plate Dance)
3. Tumba Lela-Lelan
4. Bah Motoh: Temiar Music (Chorus, Drums)
5. Udan Liris (Vocal With Katjapi)
6. Sorban Palid (Vocal With Katjapi & Violin)
7. Lagu Babar Lajar: Instrumental (Gamelan, Saron & Bonang)
8. Lagu Srihardjono: Instrumental (Gamelan, Rebab, Gender & Suling)
9. Ganda Pura (Djanger Abijan-Timbul): Instrumental (Gamelan, Rebab)
10. Peperangan Sira Pandji (Perabangsa-Classic Opera)

UPC > 093070440623

Format > New CD

Label > Folkways Records

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