Duo Saraswati - Srikandi: McPhee, Embut, Britten

A thoroughly original and unique disc by two brothers born from a Dutch father and a Balinese mother, presenting the influence exercised by Western music on that of Balinese, and vice versa.

Music in Bali plays a vital role in society and in daily life. Apart from serving art, music is also used to support religious ceremonies. For us as brothers from a Dutch father and Balinese mother, music was also a daily presence in our lives. We grew up in The Netherlands and are trained classical musicians but the Balinese music always served as a great source of inspiration. This album resembles the mutual inspiration from two different cultures that are actually closer that one would think at first hand.