KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ A Concert by the Wesleyan Gamelan Chamber Ensemble

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

AM.1971.01.17

Program Length

74 min

Dates

1971-07-14 | broadcast
| 1971-01-17 | created

Description

A splendid concert of traditional Javanese gamelan music performed by the Wesleyan Gamelan Chamber Ensemble in what was its first New York appearance. Recorded at the Asia House in New York City, January 17, 1971. The ensemble is composed of native Javanese teachers and their students at Wesleyan University. The instruments used include a gender, kendang, rebab, gambang, & slentem.

Genres

World music

Musical Selections

[selection of Javanese gamelan music]

Performers

Wesleyan Gamelan Chamber Ensemble

Subjects

World music
Ethnic music
Gamelan music
Music -- Java
Music -- Indonesia

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

New York (N.Y.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Wesleyan Gamelan Chamber Ensemble