Artist Info: Suarasama

"Suarasama ("one voice") is an ensemble of Indonesian ethnomusicologists who blend Sumatran/Malay, Middle Eastern, Western, and Indian traditional music styles (everything but China.) The group has been of global interest almost since its 1995 founding - Fajar di Atas Awan (Dawn over the Clouds) was originally recorded by Philip Yampolsky in 1997, towards the end of his work on Smithsonian Folkways's Music of Indonesia series. It was originally released on RFI and is re-released now by Drag City. [read more...]