In a fast-changing Indonesia a new generation of musicians are taking on th… Read Full Bio ↴In a fast-changing Indonesia a new generation of musicians are taking on the task of redefining their rich musical heritage for the new millennium. 17-piece(!) ensemble SambaSunda bring together a dazzling array of instruments and influences to create a new style Gamelan orchestra and the most exciting musical voice out of the archipelago today.

Led by composer and multi-instrumentalist Ismet Ruchimat, who started his career in 1989 in Gugum Gumbira's famous Jugala Orchestra, and bred on the creative grounds of Bandung's prominent STSI arts college, SambaSunda have more than seven local releases to their credit. Already a local phenomenon, this best-kept Indonesian secret is now ready burst into the international scene, with a sparkling international CD release.

SambaSunda come from Bandung, the bustling capital and cultural centre of Western Java, more commonly known as Sunda. The Sundanese are the second largest ethnic group in Indonesia with a unique language and culture.

The group updates the lilting sounds of Sundanese gamelan degung and the angklung bamboo instruments by adding elements of Jakarta's kroncong, Sunda's jaipong, Balinese kebyar and the Brazilian rhythm of samba. The classic sounds of the traditional instruments evoke not only past splendour but also the bustling, urban energy of Bandung today: A full sound palette from the deep resonance of the mighty gongs to the silvery eloquence of the suling bamboo flute, complete with a heavyweight percussion section, wild vocal chanting known as senggak and the truly breathtaking vocal skills of singer Rita Tila.

The result is a mesmerizing mix that manages, strangely, to be both relentlessly exciting and languidly tranquil, full of explosive energy and seductive sweetness. Both reassuringly familiar and daringly innovative at home in Bandung, this is a dazzling new sound for the rest of the world to discover.

After a hugely successful European debut in 2003, the autumn of 2005 finally sees their first international recording released worldwide on renowned German label Network. A new major international tour will follow in summer 2006. The "coolest band to come out of Indonesia yet" is definitely one to watch for more to come!

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Sambasunda Lyrics

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تملي معاك
ولو حتى بعيد عني في قلبي هواك
تملي معاك
تملي في بالي وفي قلبي ولا بنساك
تملي واحشني لو حتى بكون وياك
تملي معاك
ولو حتى بعيد عني في قلبي هواك
تملي معاك

تملي في بالي وفي قلبي ولا بنساك
تملي واحشني لو حتى بكون وياك
تملي حبيبي بشتاقلك
تملي عنيا تندهلك
ولو حواليا كل الكون
بكون يا حبيبي محتاجلك
تملي حبيبي بشتاقلك
تملي عنيا تندهلك
ولو حواليا كل الكون
بكون يا حبيبي محتاجلك إيه
تملي معاك
معاك قلبي معاك روحي يا أغلى حبيب
يا أغلى حبيب
ومهما تكون بعيد عني لقلبي قريب
يا عمري الجاي والحاضر يا أحلى نصيب
(تملي معاك (معاك
معاك قلبي معاك عمري يا أغلى حبيب
يا أغلى حبيب
ومهما تكون بعيد عني لقلبي قريب
آه يا عمري الجاي والحاضر يا أحلى نصيب
تملي حبيبي بشتاقلك
تملي عنيا تندهلك
ولو حواليا كل الكون
بكون يا حبيبي محتاجلك
تملي حبيبي بشتاقلك

تملي عنيا تندهلك
ولو حواليا كل الكون
بكون يا...

Line by Line Meaning

تملي معاك
I am filled with you

ولو حتى بعيد عني في قلبي هواك
Even if you are far away, my heart is full of love for you

تملي في بالي وفي قلبي ولا بنساك
You are constantly in my thoughts and heart and I cannot forget you

تملي واحشني لو حتى بكون وياك
I miss you so much, even when I am with you

تملي حبيبي بشتاقلك
My dear, I long for you

تملي عنيا تندهلك
My eyes cry out for you

ولو حواليا كل الكون بكون يا حبيبي محتاجلك
Even if the whole world surrounds me, my need for you remains

معاك قلبي معاك روحي يا أغلى حبيب
My heart and soul are with you, my dearest love

ومهما تكون بعيد عني لقلبي قريب
No matter how far away you are, you are close to my heart

يا عمري الجاي والحاضر يا أحلى نصيب
Oh, my future and present, you are my sweetest fate