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Foundation

Where legacy becomes action.

We turn cultural memory into opportunity through programs that help people learn, research, gather, and create.

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Programs

Four practical ways the Foundation carries music forward.

The Foundation's work is careful by design: preserving original material, shaping public programs, opening pathways for students, and creating shared support that keeps Indonesian music visible and valued.

Our Work

A program structure for continuity.

Each program area can later connect to its own custom post type archive, confirmed events, galleries, and updates.

01

Education

Learning experiences that invite young people into the craft and meaning of Indonesian music.

02

Workshops

Practical sessions for listening, songwriting, archive literacy, and cultural responsibility.

03

Scholarship

Scholarship pathways will be published only after program details, permissions, and application criteria are fully confirmed. For now, the Foundation is preparing future support for students, researchers, and young creators.

04

Research

A platform for reflection on songwriting, culture, copyright, and creative history.

Creators' Rights

Dignity, authorship, and stewardship are part of the work.

The Foundation carries forward James's public concern for creators by connecting preservation to education and advocacy.

Rights Advocacy

Research and public learning around copyright, royalty systems, attribution, and the dignity of creators.

Cultural Preservation

Working with communities and institutions to keep the archive cared for, understood, and responsibly accessible.

Events

Gatherings, sessions, and public programs.

This area is ready for confirmed events, listening sessions, workshops, and archive-related public programming.

Program

Public sessions

Talks, listening moments, and cultural programs can be added here once confirmed.

Workshop

Learning format

A place for workshop summaries, registration links, and institution-led learning experiences.

Gallery

Program record

Photos and documentation can connect to future gallery entries when materials are ready.

Build the next chapter with us.

Shared support helps the Foundation preserve materials, create learning pathways, support research, and make cultural memory useful for future generations.

Support the Foundation

Program media

Program storytelling with approved visual material.

The first approved event photo from Lia Suntoso is now available for program storytelling. One clean landscape slot remains ready for future workshop, scholarship, or research documentation.

James F. Sundah performing with guitar at a public event.
Approved program photo
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Reserved media slot