BORN IN 1949, RAYAHU SUPPANGAH IS A MASTER OF TRADITIONAL FORMS. IN 1981, SUPPANGHA WON A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO GET HIS MASTERS DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS VII, IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY, WHICH HE COMPLETED IN 1985.
CONSIDERER LIKE A PIONEER IN INNOVATIVE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC IN INDONESIA., HIS CAREER, AS MUSICIAN, SUPPANGAH HAS BEEN ACTIVE AS A GAMELAN MUSICIAN, A SINGER, AN ARRANGER, A MUSIC DIRECTOR, AN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, AN EXECUTIVE MANAGER, A FESTIVAL MANAGER, A RESEARCHER, A WRITER, A GUEST SPEAKER, A MENTOR, AND A TEACHER, BOTH WITHIN INDONESIA AND ABROAD. HE HAS PERFORMED IN OVER 40 COUNTRIES.