10 Interesting Fact About World music history

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• Traditional Indonesian music has its own uniqueness that is different from music from other countries.
• Gamelan music is one type of traditional Indonesian music that is very well known throughout the world.
• Indonesian regional songs have many variations and usually describe the daily lives of the local community.
• Keroncong music is the result of the influence of Portuguese culture in Indonesia in the 16th century.
• Bengawan Solo songs become a very popular national compulsory song in Indonesia and abroad.
• Indonesian rock and pop music began to develop in the 1960s and 1970s with bands such as Koes Plus and God Bless.
• Dangdut music is a very popular music genre in Indonesia since the 1970s.
• Mother Pertiwi song became an Indonesian national anthem after independence in 1945.
• Traditional Balinese music such as Gamelan Gong Kebyar and Joged Bumbung is very famous throughout the world.
• Sulawesi traditional music such as Kulintang music has unique characteristics with the use of musical instruments such as gongs and kenong.