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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).
The rhythmic strains of the kecapi are slow in tempo, produced by strings that blend into soft music when combined with the melody of the suling or melismatic vocals. The kacapi is a traditional zither of Sundanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese guzheng , and similar to the Japanese koto , the Mongolian yatga , the Korean gayageum ...
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 performance in Cologne 2010. SambaSunda (originally known as CBMW) [1] is an Indonesian ethnic music fusion group based in Bandung, the capital and cultural centre of Sundanese culture in Indonesia.
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.
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.
Kendang, the drum, controls the tempo of the ensemble and reinforces the meter. Celempungan is named for the celempung, a bamboo tube zither from West Java. [1] Celempungan ensembles had their golden era from 1935 to 1945. [2] In modern celempungan ensembles, the celempung may be replaced by the siter, kacapi, and kendang. [1]
Detty Kurnia (1960 – 20 April 2010) was an Indonesian vocalist who sang pop sunda (a mix of Western pop and Sundanese music) by blending traditional Indonesian music with western music. [1] She started singing at a young age, and released her record at the age of 11.