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  2. Today (group) - Wikipedia

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    Today is an American R&B vocal group formed in 1988. The group comprised Frederick Lee "Bubba" Drakeford, Larry "Chief" Singletary, Wesley "Wes" Adams, and Larry "Love" McCain, childhood friends from Englewood, New Jersey .

  3. Sundanese people - Wikipedia

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    The Sundanese ( Indonesian: Orang Sunda; Sundanese: ᮅᮛᮀ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ, romanized: Urang Sunda) are an indigenous ethnic group native to the western region of Java island in Indonesia, primarily West Java. They number approximately 42 million and form Indonesia's second most populous ethnic group.

  4. Campursari - Wikipedia

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    Campursari. Campursari in Indonesian refers to a crossover of several contemporary Indonesian music genres, mainly Javanese Langgam Jawa and Dangdut. The word campursari was coined from the Javanese language, and literally means "mixture of essences". Campursari music is popular and prevalent within the Javanese cultural sphere, especially ...

  5. Kendang - Wikipedia

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    Overview. The typical double-sided membrane drums are known throughout Maritime Southeast Asia and India. One of the oldest image of kendang can be found in ancient temples in Indonesia, especially the ninth century Borobudur and Prambanan temple. Among the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese, the kendang has one side larger than the other, with ...

  6. Banyumasan people - Wikipedia

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    Banyumasan or Banyumasan Javanese [1] ( Javanese: Ngoko: ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦨꦚꦸꦩꦱꦤ꧀ ( Wòng Banyumasan ), [3] [4] Indonesian: Orang Banyumasan [5]) (colloquially known as Javanese Ngapak) is a collective term for a Javanese subgroup native to the Indonesia 's westernmost part of Central Java. At approximately ±9 million people, they are ...

  7. Pelog - Wikipedia

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    Etymology. Pelog is a Javanese term for one of the scales in gamelan.In Javanese, the term is said to be a variant of the word pelag meaning "fine" or "beautiful".. Tuning. Since the tuning varies so widely from island to island, village to village, and even among gamelan, it is difficult to characterize in terms of intervals.

  8. Gigi (Indonesian band) - Wikipedia

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    Budhy Haryono. Gigi (pronounced [ˈɡiɡi]) is an Indonesian rock band led by founder, Armand Maulana, and songwriter Dewa Budjana. [1] Formed in March 1994, the band has released fifteen studio albums. Other than their hit songs "11 Januari", "Nakal", and "My Facebook" which achieve moderate success in Indonesia, the band is known for their ...

  9. Wayang wong - Wikipedia

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    Wayang wong ( Javanese: ꦮꦪꦁ ꦮꦺꦴꦁ ), also known as wayang orang (literally "human wayang "), is a type of classical Javanese and Balinese dance theatrical performance with themes taken from episodes of the Ramayāna or Mahabharāta. Performances are stylised, reflecting Javanese court culture: