Soleram is often performed as a cappella or accompanied by the rhythmic pulse of the tifa, a hand drum native to Maluku. This enchanting melody comes from West Java, a region known for its distinctive ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Ten Indonesian art and cultural studios dazzled the main stage of the Hong Kong Flower Show (HKFS) 2024 on Sunday, March 24, 2023. For an hour, thousands of HKFS 2024 visitors were ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A folk song used in Malaysia's "Truly Asia" tourism campaign has struck a discordant note among many Indonesians who believe the tune belongs to their country, threatening to turn ...

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MALANG, Indonesia -- The origins of Indonesia's dangdut folk music may be disputed, but its emergence in the West Java city of Bandung in the 1970s is widely accepted. The term -- an onomatopoeic nod ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Visiting Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday broke into an Indonesian folk song after he was greeted with a warm "ni hao (hello)" from students of Al Azhar University in the country's ...

On Saturday afternoon, November 25, the sounds of gamelan and the legend of Roro Jonggrang were heard from behind a church building in Northcote, Melbourne, Australia Eight traditional Indonesian ...

A-side B-side is a reoccurring segment on The World as part of a partnership with Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The series compares the sounds and ideas of two songs, albums or artists. On the A-side ...