Asak, gambang [02] (1973) [saat pembuatan film] image

Sub-Collection: 4. 1972-1973 (Ramseyer, Schaareman, Seebass)
Format: Image
Occasion: Recording session
Location: Amlapura
Performer(s): I Gede Putu, I Wayan Gedah

*This item involves duplicate musical instruments. The 1972-1973 Basel research team purchased one complete gambang ensemble and two selunding (one modeled on instruments in Bungaya, the other modeled on instruments in Tenganan), in part to facilitate recording. All recordings of gambang and selunding made in 1973 involved these duplicate instruments. The selunding modeled after instruments in Bungaya and the gambang modeled after instruments in Asak were stored in Amlapura. The selunding modeled after instruments in Tenganan was kept at Urs Ramseyer’s residence in Iseh, Sidemen, but no recordings were made.

Image Credit: Danker Schaareman
I Gede Putu and I Wayan Gedah play gambang. The photo was taken while the ensemble was being filmed in Amlapura.

File Source:

Danker Schaareman

A note about texts

Balinese text is still being verified for translation. The symbol “/” that is present in some texts indicates where a carik was present in the manuscript from which this text was derived. It is unclear how these breaks were determined or precisely what they mean.