aural archipelago
Aural Archipelago is an online repository for the musical sights and sounds of Indonesia, the most musically diverse country on the planet. Part digital archive, part blog, Aural Archipelago mixes field recording, video, photography, and in-depth articles compiled from years of travels across the archipelago. The project is the work of Palmer Keen, an American DIY ethnomusicologist based in Yogyakarta, together with a huge network of collaborators and musicians across Indonesia. With this project, the hope is to allow audiences (local and foreign) free access to music that is often difficult or impossible to hear otherwise.
Om Nelis - Masih Adakah Cinta [One Handed "Gitar" from Banggai, Central Sulawesi]
Kalason Oto: Singing Bus Horns of West Sumatra | Pak Budahar - "Bukittinggi"
Aural Abroad: China | Hoho Mouth Harp of the Nuosu (Yi), Yunnan
Kekelok / Beluk - Sundanese Extended Vocal Technique | Ka Satra, Pandeglang, Banten
Sên Cái Một - Tai Khao Shamanic Ordination Ritual
Hatong - Buffalo Horn Music from Banten
Bundengan Lamellophone-Zither from Wonosobo, Central Java
Rare Zither Drum Ensemble from Sumedang, West Java
Kacapi Celempungan: Zither Drum Ensemble of Sumedang, West Java
Tai Khao (White Thai) khắp tham khao verse and pí thiu flute in Nghĩa Lộ, Yên Bái, Vietnam
Celempung Mang Jama Feat. Bu Nanih - Tepang Sono
Unggan style Talempong Pacik - Handheld Gongs from West Sumatra
Pikon - Mouth Harp Music of Papua
Wisisi - Wirenare - Lani String Band Music of the Papuan Highlands
Wisisi - Iniki One - Lani String Band Music from Highland Papua
10 Years of Aural Archipelago
Musik Bambu - Bamboo Orchestra from Halmahera, North Maluku
Tifa Itu Bukan Racun (These Drums Are Not Poison): Wor Protest Song from Biak
Tiga Malam: Biak String Bands and Musical Solace
Yorbo: Biak String Bands in Papua
Stambul Fajar - Pengekar Campo - "Satu Mol"
Songgeri Beach Jam - Gospel String Bands of Ambai, Papua
POV: Songgeri String Band Welcoming Party in Ambai, Papua
Songgeri - Gospel String Bands from the Ambai Islands of Papua
Kaster - Javanese Street Music in Banyumas, Central Java
Bangsi Alas - End-Blown Duct Flute from Southeast Aceh, Sumatra
Alas Style Guitar from Southeast Aceh (Pak Rabadin - "Khetak ni Papan")
Canang Buluh - Bamboo Tube Zither Trio in Southeast Aceh
Demonstrating the Interlocking Gong and Sardine Tins of Canang Situ
Canang Situ - Gong and Sardine Tin Ensemble of Southwest Aceh