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Original painting from "Otonan, Gender Wayang" album.
Painted in Batubulan, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia during 2021 by ISI Denpasar student Agustín Oscar Rissotti, mentored by Docent Ibu Sri Supriyatini.
The art shows two children playing the ensemble Gender, a sacred traditional small ensamble from Bali.
They sit near to an offering made of Flowers and Coconut leaves, symbol from a pre-concert ceremony, where the instruments and the space are blessed by a priest in behalf of good will.
This is an original painting, signed by the author. There is only 1 limited edition of this artwork.
Format: Acrylic, and Textured Acrylic on Canvas. Dimensions: 60x40 cm.
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Otonan is a ceremonial birthday carried out in Bali, Indonesia. Six months after a child is born, the ceremony takes place according to the Wuku calendar of Bali.
The purpose of this ceremony is to make up for the errors and evils of prior life to achieve a more perfect current life for this baby.
"Otonan, Gender Wayang", was recorded in October 2021 during an Upacara (Hindu Religious Celebration), located in family Temple in Batubulan, Sukawati, Gianyar.
The players are the talented and senior Gamelan teachers Nyoman Kariasa (former teacher of ISI Denpasar), and Pak Ketut Cater (SMK III), with their group from Blahbatuh, Gianyar.
All of the 4 players have been playing Gamelan together for more than 30 years witnessing and being part of the rooted Balinese traditions.
The idea of the receptional music, was to invite senior players so they could create a “Nostalgic” atmosphere for the Baby Celebration, playing old songs in a "soft, melodic manner", bringing an illustration mood of the ancient traditions to the present days.
This songs present, with its beauty, most of the classic repertoire played in Balinese Gender Wayang music from Kecamatan Sukawat (Gianyar), very famous for it's development of Gender Music.
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released February 16, 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 ciggaretes, 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.
All the economic contributions made to this project will be spent in developing the Balinese Culture and Artists.
Please donate buying the records in Bandcamp.
Special thanks to Monali Viraya who me and helped me understand and recognize the songs of this concert and I Wayan Sweca who invited me to his house for the Upacara.
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Pak Nyoman Kariasa and Pak Ketut Cater with their Blahbatuh group. Painting Cover by Agustin Rissotti, mentored by Ibu Sri Supriyatini.
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