SambaSunda Quintet – review

Union Chapel, LondonIt might be the fourth most populous country on earth, with a fast-growing economy to match, but Indonesia has had surprisingly little cultural impact in the UK. If we know anything about its music, it will be the stately bronze gongs of its gamelan ensembles, that minimalist sound that has bewitched everyone from Debussy to Steve Reich.SambaSunda, led by Bandung-born fusionist Ismet Ruchimat, give a global spin on another side of Indonesian gamelan – the folksier Sund...

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