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Jegog Jembrana, Vol. II

by Bali Gamelan Sound

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about

Gamelan Jegog is an ensemble made of Bamboo sticks, originally created in the regency of Jembrana (north west Bali), by the artist Kiyang Geliduh. The biggest musical instruments of Jegog can reach around 2 meters long, as they are created with large bamboo sticks, to produce the lower sounds of the ensemble. The biggest instruments requires 2 people to play them, due their large scale.

Because of the large size of the ensemble, it is believed to be echoing, rumbling and loud, and specially at night it can be heard from a distance up to 3 km. Some players can even dance on top of the biggest instruments.

The ensemble also counts with smaller instruments which play the melody and kotekan (interlocking).

Gamelan "Jegog" (name taken from the largest instrument in Gong Kebyar ensemble) was introduced in the year 1912, as music to entertain farm workers and people who were building house roofs out of thatch leaves (activity called "nyucuk" in Balinese language). This type of roofs can be seen in Temples and traditional Balinese architectured houses.

The Jegog ensemble later evolved into religious ceremonies, weddings and dance drama plays inspired in the local culture.

The sound resembles as captivating, melodic and joyful, therefore is very common to listen to it in touristic attractions of the island, specially at Jembrana regency.

credits

released August 16, 2023

This recording was made during a Religious Ceremony in Desa Pergung. Music Performance by the talented players of "Sanggar Lelipan Tingklik".

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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, most 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 (traditional homemade alcohol beverage), 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 before, during and after 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 Putu Mei, for inviting me to this ceremony.

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

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Documentary project of recording the authentique atmosphere of "Balinese Gamelan Sound", for University ISI Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

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