Djaduk to perform Ethnovaganza concert

Djaduk to perform Ethnovaganza concert

JAKARTA (JP): After entertaining classical music lovers with
its Popstravaganza concert, Teater Tanah Airku is now embracing
ethnic music with its Ethnovaganza concert featuring noted
musician Djaduk Ferianto.

The concert, scheduled to take place on Sept. 18 at the
theater in Taman Mini, East Jakarta, is intended to revitalize
people's interest in ethnic music.

According to the concert's head of production, Butet
Kartaredjasa, the concert will be Djaduk's biggest concert this
year. And the concert is expected to be performed regularly,
every two months, at the theater starting early next year, he
added.

Entitled Ngeng, meaning a process celebrating the present
euphoria within the community -- although it might only last for
a moment -- Djaduk will share the stage with Kua Etnika group of
Yogyakarta.

The concert will feature six compositions using various
instruments that, as shown in Djaduk's previous performances, can
integrate into an attractive orchestral presentation, rich in
timbre and at the same time reflecting the diversity of ethnic
music and instruments in Indonesia.

The six compositions, to be performed with the support of 25
musicians and singers, include Gaganjil Rampak, a dynamic
exploration of leather-made musical instruments; Gaganjil Deling,
a composition which uses musical instruments made of bamboo and
wood; Gaganjil Balik and Gaganjil Njeplak, a Javanese-style a
Capella composition which explores vocal skills with a humorist's
touch; Gaganjil Denting, a wild exploration of metal instruments;
and Gaganjil Unen, a final composition that blends all kinds of
instruments into a single piece.

A day prior to the concert, on Sept. 17, at 3 p.m., there will
be Konser Kita (Our Concert) for invited elementary school
students, giving them an opportunity to appreciate ethnic music
while at the same time having direct interaction with the
musicians.