ARTIST TALK

“A life for the kadedek” – A mouth organ from West Kalimantan, Indonesia
with Bunau (instrument maker) and Nursalim Yadi Anugerah (composer)

Bunau from the village of Engkurai in West Kalimantan – the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo – is currently the only instrument maker with the skills to manufacture the kadedek, a kind of mouth organ. In recent years he has been working with the Indonesian composer Nursalim Yadi Anugerah (whose music features in a concert on 16 May). Bunau views other, non-traditional music genres as an opportunity for stopping the kadedek from falling into obscurity. In a conversation with curator Vanessa von Gliszczynski, Bunau talks about the kadedek and demonstrates the instrument’s sound. Nursalim Yadi Anugerah describes how he integrates the kadedek into his contemporary compositions.
In Indonesian with German translation.

Price: Included in the cost of admission to the exhibition. No need to book.
Venue: Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29