Bali 1928, vol. IV - Children’s gamelan angklung in Sayan, Ubud

This silent film depicts children’s gamelan angklung in Sayan, Ubud. This silent film was recorded by Colin McPhee circa 1931-1938.
We sincerely thank Ethnomusicology Archive University of California, Los Angeles and Colin McPhee Estate for providing this film excerpt and giving permission to Edward Herbst, Arbiter of Cultural Traditions, and STMIK STIKOM Bali to use, publish and disseminate this and other films to a wider audience.
This film is the seventh of 12 film excerpts that are contained in the CD/DVD Bali 1928, vol. IV: Music for Temple Festivals and Death Rituals, which is published in Indonesia by STIKOM Bali. The DVD titled “Seni Pertunjukan Upacara dan Yadnya di Bali Tahun 1930-an” (Ritual Performing Arts of Bali in the 1930s) include film excerpts relating to baris, bebonangan, gambuh, and angklung, as well as various excerpts depicting temple festivals and death rituals in Bali during the 1930s.
This Bali 1928 volume is also accompanied by a CD containing 22 tracks representing three musical styles that emerged over the course of a millennium and conceivably two full millenia, all of which were performed in the early 20th century for temple festivals and death rituals including Gamelan Gong Kebyar with kakawin & Palawakia, Gambuh, & Angklung from Belaluan, Sesetan, Sidan & Pemogan that were recorded for the first time in Bali in the year 1928.
The CD also contains a PDF essay titled “Music for Temple Festivals and Death Rituals” written by Edward Herbst, based on years of research. Audio restoration from the original 78 rpm records was done by Allan Evans of Arbiter of Cultural Traditions in New York.
Bali1928.net is the official channel of the Bali 1928 Project, "Restoration, Dissemination and Repatriation of the Earliest Music Recordings and Films in Bali" that is a collaborative effort involving Edward Herbst as project coordinator, ethnomusicologist and principal investigator, with Arbiter of Cultural Traditions in New York, directed by Allan Evans, and STIKOM Bali, coordinated by Marlowe Makaradhwaja, in Indonesia.
Supported by The Research Foundation of CUNY with a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, this project will result in five volumes of CDs, DVDs, and cassettes in Indonesia and the U.S.A., as well as providing archival audio-visual-text resources online. The project has also benefited from support by The Ford Foundation, The Asian Cultural Council, U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program, AMINEF-Jakarta, Ray Noren, The Bali Purnati Center for the Arts, and STIKOM Bali.
Visit our websites at www.bali1928.net or www.arbiterrecords.org for more resources and information.
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Cuplikan film bisu ini menampilkan gamelan angklung anak-anak di Sayan, Ubud. Film direkam oleh Colin McPhee antara tahun 1931-1938.
Terima kasih kepada Ethnomusicology Archive University of California, Los Angeles dan Colin McPhee Estate yang telah mendukung dan memberi izin kepada Edward Herbst, Arbiter of Cultural Traditions, dan STMIK STIKOM Bali untuk menggunakan, menerbitkan dan menyampaikan cuplikan film ini dan yang lainnya kepada masyarakat luas.
Cuplikan film ini merupakan yang ketujuh dari 12 cuplikan film seperti yang termuat dalam CD/DVD Bali 1928, vol. IV: Seni Pertunjukan Upacara yang diterbitkan di Indonesia oleh STIKOM Bali. DVD yang bertajuk “Seni Pertunjukan Upacara dan Yadnya di Bali Tahun 1930-an” memuat pelbagai cuplikan film tanpa suara tentang ranah berkesenian baris, bebonangan, gambuh, dan angklung serta pelbagai cuplikan yang menggambarkan suasana pelaksanaan yadnya di Bali pada masa tahun 1930-an.
Volume ini juga menyertakan sebuah CD yang memuat 22 karya tabuh yang berkaitan dengan khazanah Gamelan Gong Kebyar dengan Kakawin dan Palawakia, Gambuh, dan Angklung-Kléntangan dari Belaluan, Sesetan, Sidan dan Pemogan yang direkam pertama kalinya di Bali pada masa tahun 1928. CD juga menyertakan sebuah naskah PDF berjudul “Seni Pertunjukan Upacara” yang ditulis oleh Edward Herbst berdasarkan penelitian selama bertahun-tahun. Restorasi audio dari piringan hitam asli 78 rpm seperti yang termuat dalam CD oleh Allan Evans dari Arbiter of Cultural Traditions di New York.
Kunjungi www.bali1928.net atau www.arbiterrecords.org untuk informasi lebih lanjut.

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S,siang min
Tiang mau tanya min.
Ada gak vidio alm i made ngayon penabuh kendang & guru tabuh di sayan ubud.
Dan ni made gambrug sebagai guru legong.
Suksma min

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