Senyawa are an Indonesian duo combining traditional musical idioms and the folkloric imagination of Indonesia with contemporary experimental music. Rully Shabara employs extended vocal techniques, while Wukir Suryadi performs on self-built instruments, creating a sound shaped by sudden shifts in dynamics, drones, rhythm and raw physical energy. For more than a decade, the artists have been developing their own musical language beyond established divisions between tradition and modernity.

The duo have performed at festivals and venues including CTM, MONA FOMA, Art Basel, Café OTO, Copenhagen Jazz Festival and Pioneer Works. Senyawa have collaborated with artists including Stephen O’Malley, Keiji Haino, Otomo Yoshihide, Oren Ambarchi, Damo Suzuki and Justin Vernon. The group have received, among others, the Ars Electronica Award in the Digital Music and Sound category and the Green Room Award for music composition and sound design. The album Alkisah was released in collaboration with more than forty independent labels from around the world.