Senyawa (Ritual Community Music)

Published: Nov. 21, 2022, 9 p.m.

b"Folk, Noise, Electronics, Improvisation \\u2013 how can radical music help us manifest new possibilities for thinking and imagine new ways of organising community through ritual behaviours, actions and languages? \\n\\nRully and Wukir of Senyawa talk through the stories, languages and sounds explored through their collaboration; the power of music performance and distribution to form social connection; and what to expect from their upcoming shows for Liquid Architecture and Soft Centre. \\n\\nSenyawa are a seminal outfit in Indonesia\\u2019s thriving avant-garde music scene having navigated unexplored musical terrain for more than a decade. The duo have developed a hybrid sound, that weaves the tribal and primitive with industrial timbres and folkloric storytelling. Their sound is comprised of Rully Shabara\\u2019s deft extended vocal explorations punctuating the frenetic sounds of Wukir Suryadi\\u2019s self-built instrumentation. During the pandemic, Senyawa released the new album 'Alkisah' with over 40 labels around the world. \\n\\nSoft Centre, Eora / Sydney: https://www.softcentre.com.au/event-program/opening-concert\\n\\nMiscellania, Naarm / Melbourne: https://liquidarchitecture.org.au/events/senyawa-senyawa-with-support-from-jasmin-wing-yin-leung\\n\\nRitual Community Music\\n27 November 2022\\nMiscellania, Melbourne\\nPresented by Liquid Architecture\\n\\nProduced by Mara Schwerdtfeger. \\n\\nFinancial support from patrons at any level has a resounding impact on our work. You can support Liquid Architecture\\u2019s weekly\\xa0podcast and our online journal Disclaimer, for new thinking and writing on listening and sound through a Patreon subscription, for as little as $5 a month. \\n\\nhttps://www.patreon.com/liquidarchitecture\\n\\nFor the past 20 years, Liquid Architecture has been Australia\\u2019s leading organisation for artists working with sound and listening. LA investigates the sounds themselves, but also the ideas communicated about, and the meaning of, sound and listening.\\n\\nhttps://liquidarchitecture.org.au/"