18/07/10

Gayam Community Back to invent Gamelan Festival

Gayam Community will held in Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival in July 2010 at 16-18 followed by a number of artists and gamelan lovers from 34 countries.
According to General Manager of Community Gayam 16 Setyaji Dewanto, in Yogyakarta, Tuesday (13 / 7), "Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival"  to-15 that carries the theme 'Gamelan Anytime' will be held at Taman Budaya Yogyakarta (TBY).

Setyaji said Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival 2010 musical inspired by the popularity of specific types of inflatable South Africa, vuvuzela during World Cup 2010 soccer championships took place.

"If the South Africans managed to lift vuvuzela to the international arena, what about Indonesia?," He said.

He also added, Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival departing from caring for the gamelan as a musical instrument made familiar throughout the world.

"One of the typical Indonesian musical instrument containing a high philosophical value is the gamelan. We believe our goal will be achieved," he said.

According Setyaji, the orchestra must be able to adapt with the times. "The development of gamelan over time Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival positive response by participants over the years," he said ..

One of the participants are able to adapt well to the gamelan, according to Rene Lysloff he is from California, USA. "Gamelan is played, combined with electronic music" he said.

Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival itself is an annual event organized by the Community Gayam 16 and TBY.

Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival was first held in 1995 which pioneered the late Sapto Raharjo. In 2010 a second festival without the presence of Sapto Raharjo, who died in 2009.

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