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Indonesian Traditional Music

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The traditional music of the Indonesian archipelago beyond gamelan itself: Sundanese string and vocal forms of West Java, Balinese kecak, Batak gong ensembles of Sumatra, Betawi brass bands and the Arab-influenced gambus orchestras of the coasts.

Indonesia · emerged Ancient times · peak 20th century

Also called: musik tradisional indonesia

History

Hindu-Buddhist court traditions, Islamic trade and Portuguese and Dutch contact each left instruments and forms across hundreds of islands; regional traditions survive alongside national pop.

What it sounds like

Gong-chime and bronze ensembles
Sundanese, Javanese, Balinese and Sumatran regional traditions
Trance and ritual performance
Vocal poetry set to string accompaniment

Beneath it: bantengan, gondang, kecak, ketuk tilu, kuda lumping, orkes gambus, tarawangsa, tembang cianjuran

Beside it: dangdut, gamelan