Palegongan, by Bali Gamelan Sound

Palegongan

by Bali Gamelan Sound

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1.	Gabor Dance 08:08	buy track
2.	Jauk Manis 07:35	buy track
3.	Sekar Gendotan 10:06	buy track
4.	Gending Jago 11:26	buy track
5.	Condong 16:45	buy track
6.	Legong Sudarsana 26:01	buy track
7.	Legong Bapang 10:41	buy track

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Performed by Sanggar Sidakaria in Art Center Denpasar, July 2023 with a Semarandana Gamelan Ensemble.

Palegongan is a dark - sounding Balinese Gamelan music performed with a Semarandana style ensemble, and representing different part of the Legong Dance Theatre - famous performance of Bali, Indonesia.

Legend has it that a prince of Sukawati fell ill and had a vivid dream in which two maidens danced to gamelan music. When he recovered, he arranged for such dances to be performed in reality. Others believe that the Legong originated with the sanghyang dedari, a ceremony involving voluntary possession of two little girls by beneficent spirits.

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releases June 5, 2024

Performed at Denpasar, Gedung Natya Mandala, Art Center - Bali Indonesia during July 2023.

Gending Jago is a composition by I Wayan Lotring.

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 I Wayan Sweca, 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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