Sundanese

In the past year, the band — whose lyrics mix English, Indonesian and Sundanese — has played in the United States, France and the Netherlands.

They’re also a hit since they perform in the Sundanese language.

The actors were Indonesian, so Forsberg studied online videos in various Austronesian languages including Bahasa Indonesia and Sundanese, a language spoken in western Java.

Dance Sundanese, for ages 8-14 with an adult, learn the gestures, postures and movements of classical West Javanese dance with masters from the Indonesian College of the Arts.

The traditions of the Sundanese people, a distinctive ethnic group, seemed worthy of exploration in 2014.