Sarati Svara

Komunitas Gamelan Sarati Svara is a music community based in Bebandem, Bali, Indonesia. The name ‘Sarati’ is a combination of the roots ‘Sarat’ and ‘Arti’ which together mean ‘full of significance’. ‘Svara’ is taken from the Sanskrit word for sound. Therefore Sarati Svara denotes a sound that is loaded with meaning. In these compositions, each arrangement of sounds bears both structural and philosophical significance. Komunitas Gamelan Sarati Svara acts as a vessel in which the musical structures from previous eras can be uncovered and understood as fundamental to the composition of new music today. All meaning excavated from this music becomes educational media for the development of character in the youth that participate in Komunitas Gamelan Sarati Svara. Although this group has been active since 2002, it has formal roots under its umbrella organization Yayasan Selonding Bali created in 1993. This community is administered in Banjar Pande Tunggak, Dusun Pande Sari, Desa Bebandem, Kecamatan Bebandem, Karangasem, Bali.