Java: Tembang Sunda - ... - Various - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

In Indonesia, in the Sunda country (west of the island of Java), in about the middle of the 19th century, in order to entertain the princesses of the city of Cianjur, it occurred to a group of musicians, led by a prince smitten with poetry, to create a new type of small instrumental formation. It included, besides the kacapi zither, one or two additional, smaller rincik zither, and a suling flute. This ensemble was designed to accompany a narrator of pantun poems. Soon, several styles were developed in the different regions to adapt to this new genre –called tembang sunda (“Sundanese singing”)–, and in accordance with which several cycles of anonymous poems of all kinds were set to music.

Tracklist

1. Beber Layar / Kembang Bungur
2. Palwa / Lalayaran
3. Pancaniti / Bayubud / Mangari / Liwung / Sumarambah
4. Buyubud / Liwung / Bungur
5. Panyawang / Pamekaran / Samar-Samar
6. Sinyur / Samarangan
7. Lor-Loran / Erang Barong / Tablo

Label: Ocora | Origin: Holland

📌 .. Classical Music and Songs / Ft. Uking Sukri A.O.