Shabara is the frontman and vocalist of Zoo, a math-rock/experimental band based in Yogyakarta. In Zoo’s latest trilogy album he developed a music direction with a traditional music approach by using Javanese language and traditional instruments but still in the vein of punk music.
Meanwhile, Suryadi devoted his life to traditional music even while in his teens he was also listening to rock and heavy metal (very popular in Indonesia back in the 1980s). He is best known for creating his own instrument which he named Bambuwukir. This bamboo instrument reminds of the Sasando from Rote, an island part of the East Nusa Tenggara province of the Lesser Sunda Islands. There are a couple of distinct differences though between Sasando music and that of Suryadi. Besides plucking the strings on the circular harp, Suryadi also bows the strings.
Rully Shabara & Wukir met when the latter played at Yes No Klub gig -a monthly event organized by Yes No Wave Music and Performance Klub in Yogyakarta. Sharing the same interests, they started to rehearse a few times and think forward to record their works. Compared to Zoo, Senyawa has a more traditional music feel. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2009.
Senyawa have collaborated with various artists such as Uchihashi Kazuhisa, Arrington De Dionyso, Melt Banana, Charles Cohen and Stephen O'Malley.
Gaib
Senyawa Lyrics
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Tanpa raga
Ada dunia
Tanpa nyata
Ada
Suara
Raga
Ada
Dunia
Tanpa
Nyata
Ada suara tanpa raga!
Ada dunia tanpa nyata!
Ada suara tanpa raga!
Ada dunia tanpa nyata!
The lyrics of Senyawa's song "Gaib" are enigmatic and open to interpretation. The repetition of the lines "Ada suara tanpa raga" and "Ada dunia tanpa nyata" creates a dreamlike quality that appears to question the nature of reality. The first verse suggests that there may be a disembodied voice, while the second verse posits the existence of a non-physical world. The repetition of the chorus is almost chanting in nature, evoking a mystical or meditative atmosphere.
One interpretation of these lyrics is that they are expressing the idea that the physical world is not the only reality. The lines "Ada dunia tanpa nyata" and "Ada suara tanpa raga" may suggest that there are other planes of existence beyond our physical senses, and that there may be forms of communication or experience that are not rooted in the material world. The song's title, "Gaib," translates to "hidden" in English and further supports this idea of a hidden, unknown reality.
Line by Line Meaning
Ada suara
There is sound
Tanpa raga
Without a physical form
Ada dunia
There is a world
Tanpa nyata
Without reality
Ada
Existence
Suara
Sound
Tanpa
Without
Raga
Physical form
Ada
Existence
Dunia
World
Tanpa
Without
Nyata
Reality
Ada suara tanpa raga!
There is sound without physical form
Ada dunia tanpa nyata!
There is a world without reality
Ada suara tanpa raga!
There is sound without physical form
Ada dunia tanpa nyata!
There is a world without reality
Writer(s): Rully Herman, Wukir Suryadi
Contributed by Kaelyn W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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