Indonesian music

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Some traditional songs or compositions require specific instruments, such as:

• gamelan,
• rebab,
• arumba,
• calung,
• angklung: instruments made of bamboo. If you are in Bandung, visit Saung Mang Udjo. You can see angklung in action. In fact, they'll teach and let you play the angklung.
  Here is a large picture of Indonesians playing angklung (120 KBytes). Also visit Electric-Acoustic Angklung page.

(I am looking for various pictures of the above instruments. If you have something, let me know.)

Gamelan

If you are interested in gamelan (Balinese or Sundanese), visit:

1. American Gamelan Institute
2. Gamelan Galak Tika, a community ensemble in residence at MIT.
3. Gamelan Mitra Kusuma, Balinese gamelan of the Embassy of Indonesia in Washington DC
4. Gamelan Sekar Jaya, a California-based gamelan group that performs the music and dance of Bali
5. Metalworks, an English based gamelan group.
6. Pusaka Sunda, a Sundanese Gamelan Degung.
7. Bali and Beyond. Visit their gamelan pages.
8. You may also want to visit Mike Wardi home page where he has some information on Javanese Gamelan.
9. Review of Javanese music, including gamelan.
10. A picture of gamelan
11. Balinese gamelan goes MIDI
12. North American Gamelan group directory
13. Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival 1997
14. Information about Gamelan and other Indonesian instruments in Japanese.

Or check HOTWIRED Biography on I. Wayan Sadra.

Lyrics

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• Indonesia Raya (National Anthem)
• Anging mamiri (traditional song)
• O Ina Ni Keke (traditional song)
• Caca-marica (Timore)
• Iwan Fals' Swami. Iwan Fals is a famous folk singer. His songs are mostly on social injustice.

MIDI files

These MIDI files were sequenced by Iman Tjahjono . They are Indonesian pop songs, *not* traditional Indonesian music.

1. Pemuda (Guruh Soekarno Putra) - lyrics
2. Satu Jam Saja (sung by Asti Asmodiwati)
3. Melati Suci (Guruh Soekarno Putra) - lyrics
4. Tempat Berpijak (Chaseiro)

See also Archive of Indonesian Songs another Indonesian music page, lots of MIDI songs (including children songs). Also visit a collection of Indonesian MP3 songs.

Links to Indonesian Artists, Bands, Groups

1. Braggi: pop band
2. Jubing's Free Classical Guitar Music
3. Katon Bagaskara dan Ira Wibowo
4. KLa Project (unofficial web site)
5. KOIL: Rock
6. Garis: a fusion, jazz, and traditional Indonesian music.
7. Irma Pane's page. Irma is a female singer from Indonesia.
8. Iwa Kusuma: Indonesian Rapper (*new*)
9. Peggy Melati Sukma
10. Salam Dangdut: a Dangdut portal. Dangdut is a popular Indonesian music type (*new*)
11. Sherina: Popular Indonesian children singer
12. SiSiR: DC Metro area
13. Soneta Group: Rhoma Irama dangdut group, very famous (*new*)

Other musical links

• Indo Progressive: fusion with music from Indonesia, Bali. (*new*)
• IndonesianCD, customize and order your own CD. The selection is a bit limitted right now, but growing
• IndonesianMusic.com
• IndonesianMusic.net
• Irvan's music pafe you'll find link to DangDut music.
• Syahreza's Radio Station
• Elpamas
• Indonesian pop songs
• Ragadi: the only Indonesian independent label in North America.
• Bintang Online. This site is not strictly music. It's more into Indonesian "bintang" (stars, actors, etc.)
• The St. Louis Concert Web - St. Louis' music and entertainment guide.
• Indonesian Christian Midi Songs Web Site

Radio Stations

• Radi 8eh, Bandung
• Radio Ardan FM Bandung
• Radio KLCBS, Bandung
• Radio RCTFM, Semarang
• RRI, Radio Republik Indonesia (*new*)
• Radio Sonora, Jakarta
• Radio Colors, Surabaya

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