About Me
Efiq Zulfiqar is a superb musician, composer, performer and visual artist from Bandung, West Java - Indonesia. He has performed with well-known Indonesian contemporary fusion bands like Krakatau, Jugala All Stars and Sambasunda for many years. Efiq has had highly successful tours in Indonesia, UK, Europe, Taiwan, Malaysia and throughout Australia. His interest in music began at an early age and he went on to study traditional Sundanese, Balinese and western music in Bandung - West Java and Bali. His talent and love for his native Sundanese culture is evident in his compositions, and he is also renown as a performer of rock, blues and fusion music. Since moving to Australia, he has been experimenting with performing his solo compositions and collaborating with local musicians. While here, he shares his culture and helps create a greater understanding and co-operation between Indonesia and Australia.Karawitan Sunda is the basis of his compositions. Karawitan, meaning traditional music, and Sunda, defining the culture where the music comes from. He has composed these pieces using samplings of the various Sundanese instruments on a MIDI computer program and playing live Suling (bamboo flute), Kacapi (20-string zither), Kendang (traditional drums) and Kendrums. The Kendrums are his latest innovation, combining the ‘western’ drumkit and traditional drum sounds of West and East Java. Usually gamelan, the traditional Indonesian orchestra, is based on 4/4, but Efiq’s new compositions use times like 5/8, 7/8, 31/16, 48/16, etc. The compositions are all based on different pentatonic scales, called Pelog, Madenda, Salendro, and also diatonic tuning.PERFORMANCE HISTORY :Indonesian, France & Australian Tour 1997 – 2000, with “Krakatau†from Indonesia.UK & European Tour 2002, with “Jugala All Stars†from Indonesia.European, UK, Taiwan, Malaysian & Australian Tour 2003 – 2007, with “Sambasunda†from Indonesia.“Global Beat†Music Concert 2006, with Gongtronic, Sydney Opera House, Australia.Queensland Multicultural Festival 2006 & 2007, as solo performer, Roma Street, Brisbane - Australia.Musica Viva School Shows “Makukuhan†2006 – 2007, in New South Wales – Australia.BEMAC Cultivart Series 2007 Solo Performance, Brisbane – Australia.Festival Nusantara 2007, with Garis and Solo Performance, Brisbane Powerhouse - Australia.
