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Malay Folk From Coastal Sumatra
Former hardcore punks from Palembang who swapped amps for mandolin, accordion and Malay drums: pantun-inspired songs from 2009-2013, including unreleased material, sung by muezzin David Hersya.
Kafilah Nights: Malay-Arabic Variations From 1960s Indonesia
In the early 1960s, two of the best talents in the Indonesian music scene, songwriter and band leader Adi Karso, known for his hits "Papaya Cha-Cha-Cha" and "Balonku" and Gambus musician Munif Bahasuan teamed up to form Orkes Melayu (Malay Orchestra)…