Collections of themed recordings curated by John Noise Manis
1 – 8:22 ISI Pendopo Gamelan Sekati – Gd Rangkung
2 – 13:52 Gamelan Sekati Guntur Madu – Gd Bondhet
3 – 12:36 Gamelan Sekati Guntur Sari – Gd ‘Peking’
4 – 14:55 Gamelan Sekati Guntur Madu – Gd Glendheng
5 – 7:14 Gamelan Sekati Guntur Sari – Gd Rambu
Collection: Digital Series, Gamelan of Central Java
Sekaten is a week-long religious Islamic festivity falling in the month of Mulud of the Javanese calendar (the Javanese year is eleven days shorter than the Western one). Ceremonies celebrate the birth and death of the Prophet Mohammed; and the gamelan in Central Java takes a very special sound – a sound that is mystical and powerful at the same time.