Gender Wayang, Vol. III, by Bali Gamelan Sound

Gender Wayang, Vol. III

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1.	Sekar Gendot 07:38	buy track
2.	Macan Ngerem 08:04	buy track
3.	Candi Rebah 08:07	buy track
4.	Sulendro 04:27	buy track
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"Gender Wayang, Vol. III" is a compilation of the Slendro Scale Gamelan ensemble "Gender". This compositions were performed in an Otonan Ceremony (a 6 months celebration birthday of a baby), in a traditional Balinese House, in Tegal Tamu Village, Batubulan, Suakwati, Gianyar.

The music is intended to accompany the atmosphere and process of the Balinese Priest/Priestess who follows several steps to bless the new born baby for a prosperous, healthy and joyful life.
Usually the sound of bells can be heard along the Gender Wayang compositions, and are played by the Priest/Priestess while praying and performing the ritual ceremony.

"Slendro" is Pentatonic -5 tone- scale that immerses the listener into a deep meditative state which can be associated with spiritual trance moods or a deep vision focused into an Universal human feeling.

Usually during this type of celebrations the men of the family are the ones who prepare the food/catering the day before, and during the ceremony the women of the family are the ones who accompany the Pendeta or Pemangku (Priest/Priestess) making different prayers and manipulating the element of water along the house temples, rooms and corners (the Balinese Religion is directly connected to the element of Water -in their Balinese language named "Tirta"). Many rituals in their religion are performed with acts such as splashing holy water in people while praying, splashing holy water it into the musical instruments and metallic objects, into the temples, sacrificed animals, mixing it with flowers, bless the grains of rice, etc.

The Gamelan players are the talented members of Sanggar Ceraken, from Batubulan. This album was recorded and played in the house of I Wayan Sweca M. Mus. with his Gender Instruments Set, in the Village of Tegal Tamu.

credits

released December 7, 2022

This is a documentary process of recording Balinese Traditional Gamelan music, started in the year 2020.

Traditions have changed over time, but ancient musical compositions are adapted to nowadays life.

Agustín Oscar Rissotti, an Argentinian student of the University ISI Denpasar (Bali), developed an idea to join as many rehearsals, ensembles and religious ceremonies as possible with small microphones and recording equipment, to document the authentique "Bali Gamelan Sound".

In Bali, live performances are meant to be performed for the Gods. There is no egoistic purpose in this performances, but to admire the beauty of this world through the eyes of Hindu Balinese religion.

As for his ears, this is "The authentique Bali Sound", full of conversations around, people passing by, laughs, music of different performances played together (as it is meant to be in several Balinese Hindu ceremonies where -more than 1- ensembles are playing music very close to each other -at the same time-, background noises, sounds of coffee cups and arak shoots, breath of cigarettes, animals hollowing around, hundreds of motorbikes passing by, and even mother nature earthquakes.

With all my respect, this is the vision of a South Latin American guy who ended up studying Balinese Culture and living in the Island during the pandemic.

I hope this can translate you to the world I am living in.

Thankyou, I hope you will enjoy this music.
Astungkara, Matur suksema.

A special mention and gratitude for I Wayan Sweca who invited me to his house, for becoming my mentor and allow me to record and enjoy this celebration.

All the economic contributions made to this project will be spent in developing the Balinese Culture and Artists.

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