Indonesia News News Indonesia » Music: Indonesian Indie Rock: An Enthusiastic Overview
There’s no point trying to generalize Indonesian music. That just won’t work. Indonesia is the world’s largest island nation, and the fourth-most populous country in the world, home to roughly 280 ...
News Indonesia » Music: Indonesian Gamelan Music Show featuring American Debut of 5 New Compositions
I must say that I’m fascinated by this new gamelan music movement in Buffalo. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been following Matt Dunning’s (Artistic Director, Gamelan Sari Raras Irama) epic adventure, ever ...
News Indonesia » Music: An Ancient Indonesian Music Tradition Gets an Electronic Update
On select nights, visitors are invited to enter the former warehouse and sit or lie at the center of the Gamelatron as the mallets strike the bronze instruments, filling the 20-by-20-foot space and ...
News Indonesia » Music: “Performing Indonesia” Celebrates the Music, Dance, Theater and Fashion of the Island Nation Sept. 10–Nov. 19
Performing Indonesia, copresented by the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Embassy of Indonesia and the George Washington University’s Department of Music, features ...
News Indonesia » Music: Performing faith: more young Indonesian Christians play traditional music to express their religious identity
This article is published to commemorate World Music Day on June 21. Music forms an important sphere of social and cultural life; it sustains communities and contributes to social integration. It is a ...
News Indonesia » Music: Indonesia’s Music Bill could restrict artistic freedom
Index on Censorship urges that proposed legislation that would restrict artistic freedom be discarded. This statement was originally published on indexoncensorship.org on 26 February 2019. Index on ...
News Indonesia » Music: Massive Music Entertainment Tackles Indonesian Film Industry’s Licensing Hurdles with End-to-End Music Services
Indonesian film production is getting a major boost as Massive Music Entertainment unveils comprehensive music licensing solutions aimed at streamlining one of the industry’s biggest challenges. The ...
News Indonesia » Music: ‘Dreaming together’: Philly’s Indonesian community celebrates gamelan music, dance
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Dozens of people gathered in South Philly on Saturday at the Gamelan Gita Santi’s ...
News Indonesia » Music: TikTok launches a music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia called ‘TikTok Music’
TikTok has already dominated the short-video and social media market, and is now looking to take on Spotify and Apple Music with its latest offering. The company announced today that it’s launching a ...
News Indonesia » Music: Folk Music Remains Popular in Muslim Indonesia
INDRAMAYU, Indonesia — This small run-down town on the northern coast of Java Island features potholed roads and, according to government statistics, one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in all of ...
News Indonesia » Music: This Indonesian Singer With an Angelic Voice Is ‘Throwing It Back’ and Blowing Up on TikTok
She sings like an angel, twerks "elegantly" and is suddenly all over TikTok's For You Page. Syahiba Saufa is a twenty-something Indonesian singer and performer from East Java, Indonesia. She's also ...