On a hillside at the foot of the Alps, in a place called Montebello, 40 km north of Turin, there is a gamelan from Central Java. It is housed in its own pendopo, which was specially built for the purpose. Kaduk Raras Raras Sari is a complete pelog/slendro gamelan. The tuning was set after the well-known Kyahi Kaduk Manis Manis Rengga. The Montebello gamelan is played by the Group of the Impermanence. In addition to playing classical music from Central Java, experimental musical activities are undertaken. There is a chronic shortage of dedicated players - surely a question of logisti… read more
On a hillside at the foot of the Alps, in a place called Montebello, 40 km north of Turin, there is a gamelan from Central Java. It is housed in its own pendopo, which was specially built for the purpose. Kaduk Raras Raras Sari is a complete pelog/slendro gamelan. The tuning was set after the… read more
On a hillside at the foot of the Alps, in a place called Montebello, 40 km north of Turin, there is a gamelan from Central Java. It is housed in its own pendopo, which was specially built for the purpose. Kaduk Raras Raras Sari is a complete pelog/slendro gamelan. The tuning was set after the well-known Kyahi Kaduk Manis Manis Rengga. The Montebello gamelan is pl… read more
