Gamelan beleganjur contest performance, Bali, Indonesia, 2005

A lomba beleganjur (beleganjur contest) performance recorded in 2005. This is an excellent example of the virtuosity and complex compositional style of the genre. For more information on gamelan beleganjur, see the books Music of Death and New Creation: Experiences in the World of Balinese Gamelan Beleganjur (University of Chicago Press, 1999) and World Music: Traditions and Transformations (McGraw-Hill, 2007), both by Michael B. Bakan. Info and ordering links at www.worldmusic-bakan.com.

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Music

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• beleganjur
• balaganjur
• baleganjur
• bali
• indonesia
• gerak Balinese music
• gamelan
• Indonesian music
• Balinese dance
• drumming
• percussion
• Balinese marching band
• Balinese drum line

[oyascreamosquito]

sep""" perfact

[SatriaDiaboli]

nice...

[Goesgila]

Great quiiiiii

[radith102]

i think this group is SMAN 3 Denpasar,one of the cengceng players is my nephew

[wmodes]

What group is performing this, and by whom is the composition?

[bagus853]

zeer aangenamen........om te zien

[bramanaka]

This is great! Really is an ensemble of virtuosos

[sophiemeimei]

This is great, Dr. Bakan! Thank you for sharing!

[mitri314]

absolutely beautiful and incredible!

[DvVFly]

go reyong!!!! WOW!