Karna Antaka - I Nyoman Resa Angga Nurbawa (Mang Angga)

Karna Antaka, by I Nyoman Resa ANgga Nurbawa (Mang Angga) is written for the Balinese baleganjur ensemble-a usually marching group made up of drums (kendang), various kettle gongs (pencon) and cymbals (ceng ceng).
His concept for this piece stems from the Hindu epic story Mahabharata. The composer details his concept below:
"This piece is inspired by the figure of Karna in the epic Mahabharata, a generous philanthropist who upholds the values of ksatria. These values drove him to become the leader of the Kauravas army during the battle of Bharatayuda. Antaka means to die-to die for the sake of the people's welfare defending against adharma, or wiliness to die for dharma.
In Sanskrit, karna also means ear and it is our ears that give us the capacity to perceive music. Orthodox cultural assimilation makes the function of Karna/ear Anataka/die. The dominance of visual hyperbole combined with the arrogance and politics of music are minimized in order to maximize answers about the essence of baleganjur as music/architecture of sound."
Composer: I Nyoman Resa Angga Nurbawa
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Synopsis (Bahasa)
Terinspirasi dari sosok Karna dalam wiracarita Mahabharata, seorang dermawan murah hati yang menjunjung tinggi nilai-nilai ksatria. Dan, kelebihannya tersebut mengantarnya menjadi seorang pemimpin pasukan korawa dalam medan perang Bharatayuda. “Antaka” yang berarti mati, mati demi kesejahteraan masyarakatnya setelah dia bingung beberapa saat akan posisinya. Membela adharma karena posisinya, atau rela mati untuk dharma. Dalam bahasa sanskerta, “KARNA” juga berarti telinga. Indra yang berfungsi untuk mendengar, salah satunya mendengar musik. Asimilasi kebudayaan yang ortodoks menjadikan fungsi KARNA/telinga itu seolah-olah ANTAKA/mati. Dominansi visual yang hiperbola dan juga politik musik yang angkuh, dalam karya ini berusaha diminimalisir untuk menemukan jawaban tentang esensi seni baleganjur sebagai musik/arsitektur bunyi yang masif.
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Production Credits:
Recording session coordinator(s): I Komang Pasek Wijaya (Pasex)
Recording date(s): 2016/12/11
Recording location(s): Batuan Resto, Desa Batuan, Kab. Gianyar, Bali
Audio recording: Jonathan Adams, I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot)
Video recording: Jonathan Adams, I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot)
Crew: Yan Priya Kumara Janardhana (Janu), I Putu Arya Deva Suryanegara (Arya), I Komang Winantara (Mangwin), I Putu Ayong Crisnanda Wahyu Kusuma
Audio mixing: Jonathan Adams
Audio mastering: Jonathan Adams
Video editing: I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot)
Photography: Jonathan Adams
Cover art: Jonathan Adams
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