To be continued……
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GengGong
By 2000, Sawung Jabo had formed the beguiling Turkish-Indonesian fusion band known as GengGong with Ron Reeves, Kim Sanders, and Reza Achman. GengGong made a unique, folk-friendly music that featured west Javan and Sundanese percussion with rock-steady electric guitars and drums, and the lively interventions of Turkish and Bulgarian wind instruments. In the mix were also traditional Indonesian mask dances and the loud theatre of gongs. Between July and September that year, GengGong toured Indonesia, featured at Yogyakarta’s renowned Gamelan Festival, and recorded their debut album, which was soon released to critical acclaim in Australia too. (extract from “Making art, and the making of Sawung Jabo: a fable for our times. Diversity Arts Australia). For the whole article go to https://diversityarts.org.au/creative_lives/one-night-in-jakarta-indonesias-beloved-rock-star-sawung-jabo-reflects-on-his-legacy/
Video: GengGong live at Bellingen Global Carnivale1st to 3rd October 1999. MC Seth ordan. https://www.facebook.com/devapermanamusic/videos/1591101514963059