New Music From Sabah Habas Mustapha on Calabash Music

Jalan Kopo

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:23:02 -0600

In 1997, following on his huge South-east Asian success with "Denpasar Moon", Sabah Habas Mustapha returned to Indonesia clutching a handful of songs, a pocketful of dreams, a fistful of dollars and a bottleful of mosquito repellant. This time to Bandung, the capital of Sunda, West Java. There he met up with some of the finest young players of the distinctive sounds of Sundanese music and had a jolly good time for five days. This CD contains seven tracks presenting an eclectic mix of musical influences distilled through a Sundanese filter plus the bonus track "Habibeh" which was recorded in Jakarta and adds a final touch of Dangdut to this unique : album / mess / masterpiece / thing. (You choose)

Denpasar Moon

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:23:02 -0600

So La Li

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:23:02 -0600

The second album from "3 Mustaphas 3" brother Sabah Habas Mustapha together with the young and excellent ensemble from Bandung in West Java, The Jugala Allstars. Bandung is the capital of the Sunda province of West Java, four hours drive from the sweltering moloch that is Jakarta up into the relatively cooler climate of the volcanic hills. Sunda is famed for its traditions of music, art and dance. The Jugala Allstars are among a new generation of musicians working with these traditions to create contemporary Sundanese music.