Music Inspired By The Old Kingdom

The Riau Rhythm Chambers Indonesia explores the Sriwijaya Kingdom’s history and combines historical elements with contemporary music to preserve the Malay culture. The band has performed at music festivals overseas.

August 29, 2017

Lianda Marta, 27, attended the Riau Rhythm Chambers Indonesia’s (RRCI) concert in Pekanbaru, Riau, in September 2015, at the group’s launch of their album, Suvarnadvipa: the Journey of Musical Harmony. "I was amazed by their performance," she said.

The group performed nine songs with acoustic instruments such as the cello, the violin, and traditional instruments such as the talempong (small kettle gong) and gendang (hand drum). Lianda, a blog

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