The Harmony Chinese Music Group (和聲中樂團) is a Chinese music group founded in 2001 in Bandung, Indonesia. The group seeks to promote a wide variety of world music based on Indonesian culture (keroncong, sundanese, batak) using Chinese musical instruments, as well as exploring contemporary styles.
In addition to regular concerts, the group presents workshops and other out-reach activities to a wide range of groups within the Indonesian cultural community. Since its founding, the group has performed throughout Indonesia to promote cultural blend. In Indonesia the group has been featured at the Solo International Keroncong Festival,(Indonesia) Kompas, “Bengawan Solo" dalam Musik Tradisional China” <http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2008/12/13/01194152/quotbengawan.soloquot.da the Kuta Karnival, Pesta Keroncong Johor 2011 and the Afro-Asian Conference 50th Anniversary.
Performances
Charity Concert @ CiWalk 2005 "Harmony in Humanity" for Aceh tsunami Collaboration Concert with Keroncong Merah Putih 2003 Chinese Sundanese Concert with Nano Suratno 2004 Afro Asia Art & Culture Festival 2005 Indonesian Chinese Music Orchestra Concert 2006 Commemorating 50 years Cultural Cooperation Indonesia - China 2007 International Keroncong Festival 2008 Solo (Indonesia) Kompas, "Malaysia Ramaikan Festival Keroncong Internasional" <http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2008/12/05/2158414/malaysia.ramaikan.festival.keroncong.internasional Simple Gift Concert with Lippo Village Community Choir & Orchestra 2009 Indonesian Culture in Harmony Music Concert 2010 with Ega R-Bot Percussion & OPM Solo(Indonesia) Suara Merdeka, “ OPM Liar, China Ceria, dan Sunda Rancak” <http://suaramerdeka.com/v1/index.php/read/cetak/2010/08/19/120909/OPM-Liar-China-Ceria-dan-Sunda-Rancak Pesta Keroncong Johor 2011 in Johor Bahru(Malaysia) New Straits Times,“ State of Keroncong on the upbeat” <http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/jproncong2/Article http://e.nst.com.my/nst/articles/jproncong2/Article/art_print
Members Yangqin 林燮明 (Lin Xieming aka Andry Harmony(Indonesia) The Jakarta Globe, “My Jakarta: Andry, Chinese Musician” <http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/myjakarta/my-jakarta-andry-chinese-musician/420263 >) Guzheng Nindy Lesmana Raissa Graciela Vocalist Esther SuryawinataSanxian Roki Setiawan Daruan Jusac Imam Tjahjadi Zhongruan Alvin Raditya Denny HermantoGu Ferry Farmudin Dizi Arya Bayunanda Erhu Luigi Casiraghi Yahya
Discography
Studio albums (original works) Suara Hati - Chinese Moslem Album
Single Pokoké Mak Nyus
Compilation Surround in Harmony (In 5.1 surround sound)
Most of these CDs were released in Indonesia
Video Youtube video
External links Facebook Fan Page
See also Traditional Chinese musical instruments Music of China Indonesian Music
References