Music Of Indonesia / Various Music Of Indonesia / Various CD

An archipelago of over seventeen thousand islands, Indonesia has developed a rich and diverse musical culture influenced by the various ethnic and religious groups which have settled there. The first track, "Ile-Ile", is a striking Batak (non-Muslim Indonesian from Sumatra) melody featuring the gambang, a wooden xylophone, while "Lagu Babar Lajar" showcases the Javanese Gamelan influence on Indonesian music, and is said to "accompany the dance of a warrior."

1. Ile-Ile: Batak Music 2. Tari Piring Sadang Lawas (Plate Dance) 3. Tumba Lela-Lelan 4. Bah Motoh: Temiar Music (Chorus, Drums) 5. Udan Liris (Vocal with Katjapi) 6. Sorban Palid (Vocal with Katjapi ; Violin) 7. Lagu Babar Lajar: Instrumental (Gamelan, Saron and Bonang) 8. Lagu Srihardjono: Instrumental (Gamelan, Rebab, Gender ; Suling) 9. Ganda Pura (Djanger Abijan-Timbul): Instrumental (Gamelan, Rebab) 10. Peperangan Sira Pandji (Perabangsa-Classic Opera)