SambaSunda SambaSunda SambaSunda (originally known as CBMW) is an Indonesian ethnic music fusion group based in Bandung, the capital and cultural centre of Sundanese culture, West Java, Indonesia. SambaSunda are a 14-piece ensemble bringing together a pan-Indonesian array of instruments and influences to create a new style gamelan orchestra. Their style mainly influenced by Sundanese culture such as gamelan and degung Sunda, Tembang Sunda and Kacapi suling. The classic sounds of the traditional instruments evoke not only the past but also the bustling, urban energy of Bandung today. Recorded in that city's Jugala studios, Berekis Album brings a full sound palette
Gamelan instruments are indeed included in a complete gamelan orchestra. Musical instruments such as the bamboo flute, bells, drums in various sizes, lute, and bowed and plucked string instruments were identified in this image. However it lacks metallophones and xylophones. Nevertheless, the image of this musical ensemble is suggested to be the ancient form of the gamelan. The instruments developed into their current form during the Majapahit Empire. According to the inscriptions and manuscripts dated from the Majapahit period, the kingdom even had a government office in charge of supervising the performing arts, including the gamelan. The arts office oversaw the