Norazia

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Norazia is an Indonesian musician [1] with an unusual fusion of traditional Indonesian music and IDM. She incorporates various instruments in her songs, including Balinese gamelan instruments and tablas. Her debut album, Cinnamon Cassia [2] was released October 2003. She has collaborated with Talvin Singh in one song in the album, "Wau Bule". She received 4 nominations at the Anugerah Planet Muzik 2005. [3]

She released a new album entitled CORE in April 2008.

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References

  1. Bouziane, Daoudi (16 January 2004), "Norazia", Libération Tentations
  2. "Rappels", Libération Tentations, 23 January 2004
  3. Ahmad, Azman (28 January 2005), "Tough fight for Siti", The Malay Mail