~ WORLD MUSIC ~
Tentang Saratuspersen
saratuspersen (Indonesian: “a hundred percent”) is a unique musical group which was formed on September 1, 2001 in Bandung, West Java-Indonesia. It fuses various musical genres with exotic instruments and colours from around the world. The group combines "Balinese instruments" (Pamade, Kantil) with Western musical instruments such as drums, electric bass, trombone, bongo, rototom, timbales, percussion and violin. They also include Sundanese and African instruments in their performances, including the "Kendang" (a Sundanese kick drum), the "Suling", a Sundanese bamboo (flute), and the African "Djembe".
Kendang Sunda adalah instrumen gamelan dari Jawa Barat berfungsi mengatur irama musik saratuspersen.
Salah satu instrumen yang dimainkan saratuspersen adalah Gamelan Bali (Kantil dan Pamade). karenanya ritme music saratuspersen kental dan terasa cepat.
Jimbe atau djembe merupakan salah satu alat musik perkusi pengatur ritmik irama music saratuspersen sehingga menghasilkan nada yang unik.
bagi saratuspersen Instrumen perkusi tidak hanya sebagai pengiring/ritmis, melainkan sebagai melodi menghasilkan irama yang harmoni.