 | Gamelan Jawa INA GARUDA Yogyakarta Gamelan ensemble in INA GARUDA Yogyakarta Hotel lobby. |
 | Gamelan Group Kiai Kanjeng / 'Imagine' (Lennon) and more! Javanese Gamelan Group 'Kiai Kanjeng' plays 'Imagine' (Lennon) and more! Performance at Radio Netherlands in Hilversum, 15 October 2008. Shot by me with a miniscule handheld Sony Cybershot Camera, that doesn't even offer a zooming option :) The leader of the Group, Emha Ainun Najib, is a well known figure in Indonesia. He's a poet, musician, essayist, artist who preaches tolerance and mutual respect and understanding between people of different cultural and religious backgrounds. With his peaceful message he's touring in the Netherlands for ten days with his group Kiai Kanjeng. The group is invited to Holland by the Dutch Protestant Church Organization PKN. The music played by Kiai Kanjeng bears elements of traditional Javanese and Balinese gamelan in its playing techniques (for instance the interlocking melodic and/or rhythmic parts attributed to different players, some of the rhythms being played,the way melodies are sometimes embellished and of course the muting of subsequent notes after being struck by the hammers of the players), but in fact this music manifests a modified and modernized gamelan sound in evry way: gamelan structures seem to blend easily with Arabian-like melodies and rhythms, with krontjong, dangdut and with western pop and jazz elements. There's a peculiar and often funny switching between traditional singing and pop style singing. The Kiai Kanjeng Gamelan Group uses the western diatonic scale, so we're far removed here from the traditional pentatonic pelog- and/or slendro-tuning. Added to the gamelan are the violin and pop instruments like bass, electric guitar, drums and keyboards. Is this new? No, not really. Experimenting with gamelan sounds happens a lot in Indonesia and seems to co-exist in good balance and harmony with ensembles who stick to tradition. Experimenting with gamelan can show great results, and Kiai Kanjeng sets a very fine example of how a gamelan orchestra can be used in many different musical ways. Happy Listening! |
 | Gamelan+Choir an excellent collaboration of gamelan and choir. an excerpt of a gamelan composition(titled "Candhik Ayu")performed by drs.Sukisno,Msn and students of Gadjah Mada University, Jogjakarta, Indonesia. |
 | gamelan composition (dasanama) an excerpt of a gamelan composition entitled "dasanama" by Nanang Karbito, S.Sn. with students of Gadjah Mada University. played at Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival 2007 |
 | Rhythm of the Gamelan Makers.part1 How hardly the people making a Javanese Gong and Gamelan Instruments |
 | Rhythm of the Gamelan Makers.part2 How hardly the people making a Javanese Gong and Gamelan Instruments.. |
 | UT Gamelan - "Tropongan" The University of Texas Gamelan Kraton Kyahi Rosowibowo at the Bass Concert, April 30, 2006. The title of the piece is "Tropongan", or Weaving Song. For more information, visit http://www.music.utexas.edu/ensembles/details.aspx?ID=40 |
 | Gamelan UTP-Dayung Sampan Gamelan UTP show in BBM, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
 | Golek Sulung Dayung This classical Javanese dance comes from the court of Yogyakarta. It depicts a young woman's desire to always look her best. The dancers seen here belongs to the Yayasan Siswa Among Beksa which was created by the brother of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX in 1952. The dance foundation's goal is to preserve and develop the classical court dance of Yogyakarta and the Mataram style. |
 | Gamelan UTP-Galah Ganjil, Timang Burung, Sri Rama Balik Gamelan UTP show in BBM, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
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