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Concluding the two-week exploration of the Indonesian gamelan. Lucy Duran travels to the beautiful island of Bali and takes in monkey chanting and shadow puppet theatre.

Lucy Duran concludes her two-week exploration of the Indonesian gamelan.

This week she travels to Bali, arriving on the feast day of the Goddess Saraswati. The music on this beautiful island is dominated by Hindu ritual, from the extraordinary monkey chanting of the Kecak dance, to the hilarious drama of the shadow puppet theatre.

She also discovers the latest gamelan craze for which you have to be young, beautiful and male to take part!

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Sat 27 Mar 2004 15:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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  • Music Played

    • Unknown Hindu priest

      Rejang Dedari

  • The Goddess Saraswati.

    Lucy Duran travels to Bali, arriving on the feast day of the Goddess Saraswati.

    Duration: 04:46

  • Music Played

    • I. Bagus Gede Diksa/A. A. Gede Sayang

      Kawitan Warga Sari

    • I. Wayan Loceng and his group

      Sekar Sungsang

  • The master of Gender Wayang.

    Lucy visits the master of Gender Wayang, the music of the shadow puppet theatre.

    Duration: 09:22

  • Music Played

    • I. Wayan Loceng and his group

      Pangkat Kejojar

    • I. Wayan Loceng and his group

      Penutup tabuh gari

  • Shadow puppet theatre.

    Lucy visits a shadow puppet theatre performance in the temple.

    Duration: 03:50

  • Gamelan group Sudamani.

    Lucy with Gamelan group Sudamani, who are dedicated to the education of new musicians.

    Duration: 10:37

  • Music Played

    • Sudamani

      Jaya Semara

  • Lucy on Bali’s beach.

    Lucy on Bali’s beach, enjoying the cooked fish and local pop music.

    Duration: 00:55

  • Modern Balinese music.

    Lucy hears about modern Balinese music, Gdandud, and its social texts.

    Duration: 04:03

  • Tradition of monkey chanting.

    Lucy in the village of Tigis, famous for the Kecak tradition of monkey chanting.

    Duration: 08:10

  • Music Played

    • Sudamani

      : Nyoman Gunawan

  • Arriving at Tenganan.

    Lucy arriving at Tenganan, a village of the Bali Haga people with their pre-Hindu habits.

    Duration: 08:14

  • Music Played

    • Rhoma Irama

      : Judi

  • The impact of tourism.

    Lucy talks to musician I Nyoman Gunawan about the impact of tourism.

    Duration: 04:27

  • Music Played

    • Untitled Kecak group in Bali

      : Kecak Chanting

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 Jul 2003 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
  • Sat 27 Mar 2004 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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