Makrokosma Bali, by The musicians of Sekaa Gong Taruna Mekar

Makrokosma Bali

by The musicians of Sekaa Gong Taruna Mekar

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1.	Kebyar 09:38	info	buy track
2.	Komposisi Satu 07:35	info	buy track
3.	Rwa Bhineda Satu 07:34	info	buy track
4.	Rwa Bhineda Dua 05:18	info	buy track
5.	Kerang Kering 07:58	info	buy track
6.	Lasem Gede 16:44	info	buy track

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Makrokosma Bali, co-composed by Wayne Vitale (US) and I Made Arnawa (Bali), combines and contrasts the music, living culture, and ancient Hindu cosmology of Bali with modern conceptions of the universe.

Makrokosma Bali was performed by the twenty-five musicians of Sekaa Gong Taruna Mekar, the famed gamelan ensemble of Tunjuk, Bali, under the direction of I Made Arnawa. This recording features a selection of music from the fully staged work, premiered at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco on May 13-15, 2011, as part of the exhibition "Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance." The staged piece combined new music for gamelan orchestra with projected video and still imagery, ambient sounds, and lighting design in an integrated set, realized by a team of US-based visual, audio, and software artists.

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released June 12, 2011

Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 were recorded on February 8-9, 2011 in the Pura Dalem Munduk Sangkur temple of Tunjuk. Track 2 was recorded at the balé banjar of Tunjuk in July 2006.

Recording, mastering, photos, and booklet text: Wayne Vitale

Cover art: Eric Koziol

US-based multimedia team for staged piece:
Ian Winters (video and live media), Allen Willner (lighting and stage designer), Eric Koziol (video designer), Greg Kuhn (audio engineer)

Sincere thanks to Deborah Clearwaters and the staff of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.

Makrokosma Bali is dedicated to Seka Gong Taruna Mekar and the people of Tunjuk, Bali.

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Vital Records is a recording label specializing in the music of Bali, and new music based on Balinese gamelan traditions.

Vital Records CDs cover a wide range of styles and genres of Balinese music – kebyar angklung, joged, gambuh, gamelan semaradana – as well as newer, more experimental work. ... more

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