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Sundanese Music (Sundanese: ᮊᮛᮝᮤᮒᮔ᮪ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ, Karawitan Sunda) is an umbrella term that encompasses diverse musical traditions of the West Java and Banten in western part of Java, Indonesia. The term of "West Java" is preferred by scholars in this field.
SambaSunda are led by composer and multi-instrumentalist Ismet Ruchimat, who started his career in 1989 in Gugum Gumbira's famous Jugala Orchestra and has appeared on a number of international recording projects: with Spanish percussionist Vidal Paz ("Sunda-Africa", Globestyle); Indian flautist, Hariprasad Chaurasia ("Moon Magic", BMG India ...
Yunita Rachman or better known as Yura Yunita (born in Bandung, West Java on 9 June 1991) is an Indonesian singer and songwriter of Sundanese descent.. Having succeeded with the hit "Cinta Dan Rahasia", she then released a third single entitled "Berawal Dari Tatap", which was released in conjunction with her music video. [2]
Meida started singing at the age of 13 and has produced dozens of albums. [1]In 1986, Kalangkang was released. [1] This album has sold more than 1 million copies. [2]Her popular songs include Kalangkang (Shadow), which became a huge hit and is considered an archetype of Sundanese pop, [3] and Situ Patenggang.
Tembang sunda, also called seni mamaos cianjuran, is a style of classical vocal music that originated in the Priangan highland of western Java. Unlike Sundanese gamelan music, tembang sunda was developed in the court of the regent Kabupaten Cianjur during the Dutch colonial period (mid-nineteenth century).
Kacapi suling is a form of Sundanese music from Indonesia.It is essentially tembang Sunda minus vocals, and also at interludes between songs at a typical Tembang Sunda performance.
Gamelan from eastern Java is less well-known than central or western parts of the island. Perhaps most distinctive of the area is the extremely large gamyak drum. In West Java, formerly Sunda, has several types of gamelan. Gamelan Degung, gamelan salendro and tembang sunda are three primary types.
Gamelan degung is a form of Sundanese musical ensemble that uses a subset of modified gamelan instruments with a particular mode of degung scale. The instruments are manufactured under local conditions in towns in West Java such as Bogor and Bandung. [1]