Across the thousands of islands that make up Indonesia’s musical ecosystem, sounds that pull from disparate regional traditions to create something cohesive fill a unique space for listeners who seek work that defies narrow categorization. Ashabul Khafi fits firmly into that space, classified as a Music/Mix sound that operates as a regional music note, crafted to sit at the intersection of the varied strains of expression that emerge from different communities across the archipelago. Unlike works that are tied to a single localized practice, this mix leans into the flexibility that defines many sounds that travel between communities across Indonesia’s regions, moving beyond the boundaries that might otherwise box a recording into a single, specific tradition shared by only one group of people within the country’s vast, diverse population.