
Java
by SambaSunda QuintetOverview
This is something a little different from SambaSunda. It's a commissioned work that sees them stripped down to a five-piece -- four instruments and voice, with the ethereal, seductive singing of newcomer Neng Dini Andriati. As always, the music is focused on the zither-like kacapi, and many of the compositions are based on traditional Sundanese form, but this is music from Java with a difference, playful as well as lulling. There's even a trip into Celtic music on "Paddy Pergi Ke Bandung," which sees the flute taking the lead and creating a very different cross-cultural fusion (one that works remarkably well and seems curiously natural). For the most part, however, this disc is firmly based in Java, adding new textures through the use of percussion. There's a strange, exotic beauty to it all that transports the listener.
Product Details
- Release Date:
- 01/31/2012
- Label:
- Riverboat
- UPC:
- 0605633005820
- catalogNumber:
- 330058
- Rank:
- 96315
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
SambaSunda Quintet Primary ArtistIsmet Ruchimat Background Vocals,Kacapi Indung,Kacapi Rincik,Kendang,Group Member
Yadi "Piteuk" Cahyadi Violin,Background Vocals,Kacapi Indung,Group Member
Budi Sofyan Background Vocals,Kacapi Rincik,Kecrek,Kendang,Group Member
Asep Yana Background Vocals,Suling,Group Member
Neng Dini Andriati Vocals,Group Member
Technical Credits
Colin Bass Composer,Producer,Sleeve NotesGugum Gumbira Composer
Traditional Composer
Ismet Ruchimat Arranger,Composer
Yadi "Piteuk" Cahyadi Arranger
Asep Yana Arranger,Composer
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