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Jun 26, 2019 · Fortunately for gamelan, the most influential strain of Islam in Indonesia was Sufism, a mystical branch that values music as one of the pathways to experiencing the divine. Had a more legalistic brand of Islam been introduced, it might have resulted in the extinction of gamelan in Java and Sumatra.
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Dec 23, 2021 · Sufism has had a prominent influence on Indonesian Islam. While historians are not sure exactly when or how Sufism first reached Southeast Asia, there is increasing evidence that Sufism may have played a role in the gradual Islamization of the region.
Aug 12, 2014 · Focusing on the varied relationship of music and Islam in Indonesia, Divine Inspirations fosters a wide-ranging glimpse into a range of performance and expressive arts from the islands of Java, Lombok, Sumatra, and Sulawesi, with each case study illuminating differences in the ways that Islam and music interact and intersect across parts of ...
The contemporary form of Islamic Middle Eastern-influenced music in Indonesia is exemplified by the band Debu, that feature a sufism approach on music to spread their message. Kroncong Keroncong singer, Waldjinah in a kroncong performance at the 55th Tong Tong Fair at The Hague in 2013.
In the context of Islamic influences on Indonesian music, cross-cultural fusion showcases how Islamic traditions and local Indonesian musical practices have combined to create distinct sounds and styles.
The Sufism spirit expressed in hadrah traditional music has shifted youths’ attention from hard rock to hadrah music. To view such a phenomenon, this study attempts to answer the question of why the youths, especially Syeikhermania, get involved and enthusiastically attend the Majelis Shalawat Ahbab al-Musthofa by Habib Syeikh.
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Indonesia was not the first to promote the idea that beautiful music and dance can be a method to disseminate Islam. But, while this is also a Sufi doctrine, the idea of using the arts as a way to popularize belief was already well established in Indonesia before any Sufi missionaries arrived.
