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Kenduri

by hara

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1.
Tembang Tandur 01:51
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Tumbuh Gugur Tumbuh Gugur Kulantunkan tembang tandur Agar tanah kami subur Tumbuh Gugur Tumbuh Gugur The blooming The withering The blooming The withering As I serenade This gardener’s song To bless this land fertility The blooming The withering The blooming The withering
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Akar Wangi (feat. Guna Warma) 05:01
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Kutanam akar wangi di pinggir-pinggir sungai Sungai yang kering Sungai yang kering Kugenggam sisa air Air mata ibuku ibuku Zahir ibuku Zahir Oh, Ibu Aku anakmu Aku anakmu Tak tahu malu Oh, Ibu Aku anakmu Aku anakmu Datang bersimpuh Meminta restu Memula akar wangi ring sisin tukade tukade tuh tukade tuh Kagamel sisan yeh penyingakan i meme i meme Zahir i meme Zahir Oh, Ibu Aku anakmu Aku anakmu Tak tahu malu Oh, Ibu Aku anakmu Aku anakmu Datang bersimpuh Meminta restu I plant vetivers Along the riverbank The river dry, the river dry holding the last drops of my mother’s tears My mother, Zahir My mother, Zahir Oh, Mother I am your child I am your child Your shameless child Oh, Mother I am your child I am your child On my knees Asking for your blessing I plant vetivers Along the riverbank The river dry, the river dry holding the last drops of my mother’s tears My mother, Zahir My mother, Zahir Oh, Mother I am your child I am your child Your shameless child Oh, Mother I am your child I am your child On my knees Asking for your blessing
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Kebun Terakhir 03:45
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Kebun yang mati 
adalah kebun 
yang hidup dalam sunyi Kebun yang mati adalah kebun di mana aku berdiri melihat dan mendengar segala membelukar mengakar dan menjuntai jadi gulma yang benar Tanah air udara Teriakku meminta Tanah air udara Tubuh-tubuh terluka Tanah air udara Teriakku meminta Tanah air udara Tubuh-tubuh terluka Melihat dan mendengar Segala membelukar Mengakar dan menjuntai jadi gulma yang benar Kebun yang mati adalah kebun yang tumbuh The Last Garden - hara (English translation available as subtitles) (Translation by hara & In Other Words https://inotherwords.id/) A dying garden is a garden that lives in silence A dying garden is a garden where I stand to see and listen to the overgrown the rooting, the swaying of true wildflowers Oh land, water, air I beg, I plead Oh land, water, air These broken bodies Oh land, water, air I beg, I plead Oh land, water, air These broken bodies To see and listen To the overgrown the rooting, the swaying of true wildflowers A dying garden is a growing garden
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Arumdalu 03:02
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Tiada hidup tak sahaja Tiada doa selain bahagia Kuserahkan semuanya di sana Only life as it is Only prayers of happiness And there I surrender my all

about

Kenduri is hara’s debut mini album. The songs in this EP are inspired by hara’s effort to look for hope amidst the pandemic in which she found it through her garden. Kenduri, in Indonesian or Javanese, is usually known as ‘selametan’ or a communal blessing ceremony to celebrate life, death, or other important milestones in life. Specifically, this album is hara’s interpretation of kenduri as a celebratory harvest blessing ritual that is usually practiced by farmers in Indonesia.

The EP consists of four songs, which begins with a song dedicated to her plants, inspired by folk songs written by indigenous farmer communities (Tembang Tandur), Akar Wangi (feat. Guna Warma), a song based on a hara’s dream where she plants vetivers on the banks of a dry river near her house, Kebun Terakhir (The Last Garden), a story inspired by the struggles of Indonesian farmers to defend their land where she explores land/garden/‘kebun’ as the last field of struggle to grow hope, and finally, Arumdalu (Night-blooming jasmine), an ode to the everyday beauty of life.

An Indonesian singer-songwriter, a researcher, and an urban gardener, Kenduri is an invitation for listeners to visit her garden and witness the journey of how she rekindles her relationship with nature through gardening.

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released June 7, 2021

Performed by hara
Written by Rara Sekar Larasati
Arranged by Rara Sekar Larasati
Produced by Rara Sekar Larasati & Febrian Mohammad
Guitar, piano and vocals by Rara Sekar Larasati
Mixed by Febrian Mohammad at Seruak Studio, Bantul, Indonesia.
Mastered by Putu Deny Surya at PosKo Studio, Ubud, Indonesia.

2021 © Akar Wangi Records x REDROSE Records

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hara is Indonesian singer-songwriter Rara Sekar’s solo project. Her music blends inspiration from folk with Indonesian traditional music, cinematic pop, ambient and field recording with a focus on exploring themes of ecology, vulnerability and politics. Her work is an interdisciplinary practice that weaves together music, social-cultural research and critical pedagogy. ... more

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