Slamet A. Sjukur (30 June 1935 – 24 March 2015)[1] was the founding father of contemporary Indonesian music.
He was a lecturer at IKJ (Institut Kesenian Jakarta) but due to his unconventional ideas, he eventually had to leave.
[3] This concept views limitations not as obstructions but as challenges to work with simple material, maximally.
His honors include the Bronze Medal from the Festival de Jeux d’Automne in Dijon (1974), the Golden Record from the Académie Charles Cros in France (1975, for Angklung), and the Zoltán Kodály Commemorative Medal in Hungary (1983).
[4] Some of his prominent students include Gilang Ramadhan, Soe Tjen Marching, and Otto Sidharta Vocal He was working on GAME-Land 3 for brass sextet, and MIRA konserto for piano, saluang and orchestra.