Gamelan Beleganjur and the Music of the Ngaben Funerary Ritual in Bali

by Various Artists

Gamelan Beleganjur and the Music of the Ngaben Funerary Ritual in Bali cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 5 August 2017
  • Label: Akuphone
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Length: 50:02
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Performed by the Gamelan of the Walking Warriors, these field recordings were made in the village of Peliatan in 2011 and issued with catalog number AKU 1007. Its nine pieces present beleganjur both outside ritual context and within the Ngaben funerary rite, following the procession from the house of the deceased to the cremation ground and the lamentation at the seaside.

Genres

Descriptors: percussive, polyrhythmic, ritualistic, traditional, ensemble

Tracklist

  1. Pemungkah (5:40)
  2. Semut Megarang (6:40)
  3. Gilak Melasti (6:15)
  4. Dedari Ngindang (6:25)
  5. Procession To The House Of The Deceased (2:09)
  6. At The House Of The Deceased (8:00)
  7. Procession To The Cremation Ground (7:08)
  8. Lamentation (2:21)
  9. At The Seaside (5:24)

Credits

  • Martin Krafft - lacquer cut by
  • Vincenzo Della Ratta - liner notes, recorded by
  • Jean-Pierre Bameulle - mastered by
  • Fabrice Gery - producer

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