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OTHER NZ GAMELAN

The First Smile
Cirebon gamelan ensemble - Wellington

Mekar Bhuana Aotearoa
Rare classical and archaic Balinese gamelan - Wellington

UC Gamelan Ensemble (University of Canterbury/Udgita Canda) formerly known as Gamelan Banyu Gunung Salju
Balinese ensemble - Christchurch

Gamelan Puspawarna - Otago University Gamelan
Javanese ensemble - Dunedin - Facebook group

Auckland Gamelan:
Javanese ensemble (Iron) - inactive, contact: Miranda Adams

ARTISTS AND COMPOSERS

Jack Body - Our manager for many years and a prominent NZ composer whose music was often influenced by Asia

Joko Susilo
Javanese dalang (master shadow puppeteer), resident in Dunedin

Gareth Farr
A prominent NZ composer and percussionist who owns and co-directs the Balinese gamelan, Gamelan Taniwha Jaya and has composed for both Balinese and Javanese gamelan

Megan Collins
An exponent of Sumatran Music (rabab pasisia, voice and randai) in Wellington and manager of Gamelan Padhang Moncar

I Wayan Gde Yudane
A leading Balinese composer, who has lived in Wellington

Didik Nini Thowok
Amazing trans-gender Javanese dancer who has performed with us in NZ in 2004 and 2008, and at the Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, 2007

Waldjinah
Famous kroncong diva who performed with us in NZ in 2003

Slamet Gundono
Incredible multi-disciplinary dalang, singer and more

Suarasama
Irwansyah Harahap and Rithaony Hutajulu, Sumatran musicians who have visited us several times

Chris Watson
A prize-winning NZ composer who was commissioned to write a piece for us for the Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, 2007

GAMELAN AROUND THE WORLD

American Gamelan Institute
Links to gamelan all over the world

Mekar Bhuana
A Bali-based association aiming to preserve rare classical Balinese dance and gamelan, one of whose co-founders is a Kiwi.

List of Gamelan in Australia and New Zealand (outdated)

SPONSORS

We are incredibly grateful to the following organisations who have supported us: