Rejang, Gabor, Odalan, by Bali Gamelan Sound

Rejang, Gabor, Odalan

by Bali Gamelan Sound

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1.	Gilak Tabanan 06:33	info	buy track
2.	Rejang Dewa 07:08		buy track
3.	Rejang Ileh 07:55		buy track
4.	Gabor 12:01		buy track
5.	Bapang Ileh 01:48		buy track
6.	Gabor Ileh 01:36		buy track
7.	Bapang Ileh II 01:29		buy track
8.	Baris Upacara 02:40		buy track
9.	Ari Anom, Kale 03:16		buy track
10.	Kincang Kincing, Gilak 04:02		buy track

about

Recorded in Batubulan, Tegal Tamu, Gianyar, December 2020, as part of an Odalan celebration (The birthday of a Hindu Balinese Temple)

After the Temple has its cleansing through the Topeng Ceremony (masked drama dance) many rituals are performed during the performance of this music.

Starting with the war dance atmosphere of "Gilak", usually the younger girls of the family dance the welcoming piece "Rejang Dewa", as an offering for the higher Gods.

"Rejang Ileh" (Ileh meaning "circle") is a walking procession of the priest and the family through and around the central building of the Temple, singing, dancing freely and providing offerings.

"Gabor" is a women's dance, meant to be a spectacle for the Gods.

"Gabor Ileh" and "Bapang Ileh I & II" represents 3 different walks around the central Temple, meaning each of them a concept/power of the Hindu Gods: Bhrama, Vishnu and Shiva.

"Bapang" means soft and slow, refined music, as the one performed in "Rejang Dewa".

"Baris Upacara" is a warrior dance performed by the male members of the family, usually with "Tombaks" (Spears), showing the yang energy of humans for the Gods.

"Ari Anom" is an invitation to the Gods to come down to Earth and transform themselves. In the end, "Kale" (a type of Black Magic) is performed, as somebody gets in trance to receive the message from the Gods, saying that the Upacara (Celebration) is good, and than the Temple is cleared.

"Kincang Kinging" is the last song, for closing the ceremony, where small offerings are given and the family starts sitting down before the last pray, thanking the Gods for coming to the celebration.

credits

released March 14, 2021

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.

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Special thanks to Pak I Nyoman Sweca who invited me and helped me understand and recognize the songs of this concert.