Kiai Kanjeng’s music takes in and makes reference to all musical forms from across the globe. They also really like to tease the audience with a song that sounds as if it emanates from Java, or from some other age, only then to fade in to a jazz number. Or, a shalawat (song in praise of the prophet Muhammad) which segues into the blues, without any change in notation or rhythm, even switching from Arabic to English mid-song.