SambaSunda

January 30, 2005

SambaSunda | The Sunda Music |Far Side Music | Indonesia

buy it
This is a surprising and exceptional release by the Indonesian collective SambaSunda. Though bookended by tracks that display obvious Latin influence, the rest of the album is a batik woven from the sounds of the Middle East, the Indonesian archipelago and perhaps (in the vocal of one track) a hint of Indian film music. I lack the expertise to tease out all the strands, but luckily the pleasures of music like this aren't intellectual, but rhythmic and melodic.