Gamelan Sekar Jaya

The jegog ensemble of Gamelan Sekar Jaya, performing in San Francisco in May 2008

Gamelan Sekar Jaya is a Balinese gamelan ensemble located in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] It has been called "the finest Balinese gamelan ensemble outside of Indonesia" by Indonesia's Tempo Magazine.[2] It performs the music and dance of Bali in many different genres of Balinese gamelan, mainly gamelan gong kebyar, gamelan angklung, gender wayang, and gamelan jegog. Past performances have also featured ensembles playing in other styles as well, including gamelan joged bumbung, gamelan semar pegulingan, kecak, gender batel, gamelan gambuh, genggong, and beleganjur. GSJ has also performed contemporary pieces featuring instruments from the Western tradition.[3]

  1. ^ "Balinese Dance Drama a Sensuous 'Dream' / Gamelan Sekar Jaya seduces at Zellerbach". San Francisco Chronicle. 19 February 2001. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Press for Gamelan Sekar Jaya". Hear It Local SF. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Marc Perlman" (PDF). New World Records. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.