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SUARASAMA - FAJAR DI ATAS AWAN (CD)

Suarasama Fajar Di Atas Awan On CD

Drag City is pleased to reintroduce the sound of Suarasama to the world. Fajar Di Atas Awan was first available by Radio France Internationale (RFI) in 1998 but never commercially distributed and the title track appeared on a Smithsonian Folkways compilation in 2000.

Suarasama is a group of many members, mostly ethno-musicological musicians. Founded in 1995 by Irwansyah Harahap and Rithaony Hutajulu, they are based in Medan City in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Suarasama plays contemporary music, exploring conceptually or instrumentally the sounds of African, Middle Eastern, Indian, Sufi Pakistani, Eastern European and Southeast Asian and particularly Sumatran traditions. Arranging this diversity of sounds and instrumentation, Suarasama come up with more than the sum of their parts; music that mitigates the absurd generalization in the name “world music” with an organic approach. This organic quality is deeply compelling; the quiet beauty and simple intensity of Fajar Di Atas Awan express the album’s title (“Dawn Over the Clouds”) with a clarity that belies the complexity of the group’s compositional methods. Faith is a theme of the lyrics, which even when not translated or understood, convey their essences with a meditative, prayerful approach, often using multi-part harmonies that indicate at (and create in the listener) higher ecstasies.

Suarasama Fajar Di Atas Awan Track Listing

1. Fajar Di Atas Awan
2. San Hyang Guru
3. Lebah
4. Zapin Shirat/Ghazal Ingatan Diri
5. Silang Bertaut Bunyi
6. Playing Gambus
7. Zapin Rindu
8. Habibullah
9. Merangkai Warna
 

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