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Music of Indonesia

As it is a country with many different tribes and ethnic groups, the music of Indonesia (Indonesian: Musik Indonesia) itself is also very diverse, coming in hundreds of different forms and styles. Every region has its own culture and art, and as a result traditional music from area to area also uniquely differs from one another. For example, each traditional music are often accompanied by their very own dance and theatre. Contemporary music scene have also been heavily shaped by various foreign influences, such as America, Britain, Japan, Korea, and India.[1]

The music of Java, Sumatra, Bali, Flores (Lesser Sunda Islands) and other islands have been well documented and recorded, and further research by Indonesian and international scholars is also ongoing. The music in Indonesia predates historical records, various Native Indonesian tribes often incorporate chants and songs accompanied with musical instruments in their rituals. The contemporary music of Indonesia today is also popular amongst neighbouring countries, such as Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.[2]


In general, traditional music and songs of Indonesia compromises a strong beat and harmony with strong influence from Indian,Java,Arabic,Chinese and Malay classical music. The influence is strongly visible in the popular traditional music genre of Dangdut.[3][4][5]

Agnez Mo

Benyamin Sueb

Bing Slamet

(Rich Brian)

Brian Immanuel

Chrisye

Ebiet G. Ade

Fariz RM

Gesang

Gombloh

Guruh Sukarnoputra

(1950s–1970s)

Harry Roesli

Iwan Fals

(Niki)

Nicole Zefanya

Titiek Puspa

Eurasians originally from Indonesia who gained popularity in Europe. Their style is called Indorock, after the colonial term used for Eurasians: Indo-European, shortened to Indo.

The Tielman Brothers

Rainych

Stephanie Poetri

Anugerah Musik Indonesia

Indo pop

Indonesian rock

List of Indonesian musicians and musical groups

List of Indonesian composers

List of Indonesian rock bands

List of Indonesian pop musicians

Culture of Indonesia

Music of Sunda

Music of Java

Music of Bali

Music of Sumatra

Indonesian popular music recordings

Indonesian hip hop

Rock music

Pop music

Bass, Colin. "No Risk -- No Fun!". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 131–142. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books.  978-1-85828-636-5

ISBN

Heaton, Jenny and Steptoe, Simon. "A Storm of Bronze". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 117–130. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books.  978-1-85828-636-5

ISBN

Music of Indonesia Series of 20 CDs by Smithsonian Folkways

(in French) Musée d'ethnographie de Genève. Accessed 25 November 2010.

Audio clips: Traditional music of Indonesia.

Accessed 25 November 2010.

BBC TV channel 3 Audio (60 minutes): Music of Bali.

Accessed 25 November 2010.

BBC Radio 3 Audio (60 minutes): Java, Jakarta to Solo.

The traditional music of Indonesia

Indonesian Fusion

Various Types Of Indonesian Musical Instruments

Listening to Balinese Gamelan: A Beginners' Guide from Connexions accessed 20/01/2012