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Wayang kulit, shadow puppets prevalent in Java and Bali in Indonesia. The wayang can be viewed from either side of the screen. On the puppet side you get to experience the magic of the play. On the performers side you get to see how the puppeteers make the magic happen and see the beautiful colors on the intricate puppets.
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Wayang is an Indonesian word for theatre (literally "shadow"). When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by gamelan in Java, and by "gender wayang" in Bali.
Robbed at gunpoint. Chased by a pack of wild dogs. Swallowed by a rioting mob. Attacked by a black mamba. These might sound like plot points for a new Indiana Jones flick, but really they are just events in a year of Aaron Appleton’s life as a self-described “avant garde ethnomusicologist”.
The gambus is a Malaysian instrument traditionally carved out of a tree trunk. Because of the construction of the instrument the apperance of the gambus varies widely.
A kecak example from the 1993 movie Baraka. The kecak, also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant, the piece, performed by a circle of 150 or more performers wearing checked cloth around their waists, percussively chanting "cak" and throwing up their arms, depicts a battle from the Ramayana where the monkey-like Vanara helped Prince Rama fight the evil King Ravana.
http://www.edwebproject.org/bali/gallery/kecak.html
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Here's a photo of a wall carving from Borobudur showing a gamelon. The gamelon predates many spiritual rituals in Indonesia including Buddhism.
This is an amazing example of an Indonesian gamelan. The name "gamelan" refers to the whole set of instruments. Much like a keyboard has many notes that are part of the same instrument, the gamelan has many sounds and players that are part of this one instrument.
Each part of the gamelan has spiritual significance related to the tree of life and the human body. The large gongs signify the roots of the tree and the feet. The large slab instruments are representative of the trunk of the tree and the torso. The small slab instruments and voice are symbolic the flowers of the tree and the head.
Woman playing the pipa.
Siberian throat singing.
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Beauty Song Dance from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. The pipa is played to accompany her dance.
Half-section of the Night Revels of Han Xizai, by Gu Hongzhong, 10th century. One lady is seen entertaining guests with a pipa and another lady is seen holding onto one.
The Chinese pipa is a fretted, four string, lute style plucked instrument. The name “pipa” is the combination of the the Chinese words “pi” push fingers and “pa” pull thumb. The name of the instrument directs the player is to perform the instrument. The lutes of East Asia are comparable to the dotara of India in that it is portable and used in folk music. The performer is absolutely amazing!
If you're looking for a place to start listening to world music you've got to check out this website! I've really enjoyed listening to the bomba music by Rafael Cepeda.
Korea has a beautiful zither called the gayageum that was adapted from the Chinese zither. Both the Chinese and Korean zithers are played in a sitting position and are used extensively in tradition folk music.
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The sarangi is a short necked, bowed chordophone from India. It is said to resemble the human voice, is difficult to master and is used widely in Indian classical music. The word sarangi is derived from two Hindi words: sau (meaning "hundred") and rang (meaning "colour"). (thanks wiki!)
