| Nonesuch Explorer Series / Bali: Music For The Shadow Play |
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| Album: | Bali: Music For The Shadow Play | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Nonesuch Explorer Series | Added: | Jul 2003 | |
| Label: | Nonesuch/Atlantic | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-05-10 | Pull Date: | 2004-07-12 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jul 11 | Jul 4 | Jun 27 | May 23 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 31, 2019: | Cafe Nakhil Sekati | 4. | Feb 27, 2008: | Baptism of Solitude Sekati | |
| 2. | Aug 05, 2017: | No Old Fart, No Minimum Pemungkah | 5. | Aug 18, 2005: | I once was a world citizen Sekati | |
| 3. | Nov 11, 2010: | Bukkake the Gathering Pemungkah | 6. | Jul 08, 2004: | "In Your Ear..." subbing for Ben Pt. 2 Pemungkah |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2004-04-28 | ||
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“Bali: Music for the Shadow Play" Nonesuch Explorer, 1970 Beautiful gamelan music that might typically be used to accompany a Balinese shadow (puppet) play. Since these events typically last all night, only the most important pieces are presented here. The music is performed by a quartet (Pliatan Gamelan Gong Kebyar) using gendèr, brass & bamboo contraptions similar to xylophones. See liner notes for more info. Try any track. Fo’s picks: 1, 3, 8 1. 17:20 – overture: rhythmic patterns progress through 5-tone scale, becoming increasingly complex and melodic, then simpler again towards the end. Utterly hypnotic. 2. 4:14 – starts slow and halting, becomes fast and flowing like a quick chant 3. 3:10 – quick and complex from the start, a circular pattern emerges 4. 3:15 – dense and busy; shifts between a high-pitched and low-pitched pattern 5. 5:02 – starts relaxed, picks up steam slowly, quite speedy last 2 minutes 6. 3:27 – slow & quiet, used for sad scenes. Very delicate at times 7. 2:41 – steady, aggressive rhythm with melodic accents, layered 2nd half 8. 4:21 – very serious, slow ceremonial music, perks up a bit in the middle [ Fo ] - 4/28/04 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Pemungkah | 5. | Sekandi | |||
| 2. | Rebond | 6. | Mesem | |||
| 3. | Sekati | 7. | Batel | |||
| 4. | Sekar Sungsang | 8. | Rundah | |||
| 9. | Tabuh Gari | |||||