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ANGKLUNG
Traditional Music for the New T Normal
he bamboo slats vibrated violently releasing a dynamically rhythmic sound. In
the middle of the sound of bamboo, the occasional booming bass and electronic melodies alternated with traditional melodies from the land of Priangan. The sound of bamboo and electronics in tandem built momentum until it reached a moment of silence before finally breaking into a series of tones where it was no longer possible to distinguish between bamboo and electronic sounds. There the voices of the past and the present had mingled into one. Such is the EDM concert or electronic dance music which is the result of the collaboration of the famous DJ Alffy Rev from Mojokerto and Manshur Praditya, a musician from Bandung who processes angklung into a contemporary medium. This
music collaboration
is
one of many initiatives by Indonesian youth to cultivate the treasures of traditional music by bringing it
Toned bamboo - Faiz Dila /shutterstock.com
together with various modern musical expressions, such as those performed by Senyawa Band, V1Mast, Rubah di Selatan, and Astakosala.
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