Megan O`Donohgue, an opera singer, studied to be a Javanese traditinal singer at the Indonesia Institute of Art (ISI) in Solo. Image: TEMPO/Ahmad Rafiq The lyric, taken from a song entitled Mumet ...

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Ria Soemardjo, with Australian and Indonesian cultural backgrounds, began learning about gamelan and Javanese songs in her childhood through her father. From this experience, she went on to deepen her ...

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An informal music event in Java, a klenèngan features musicians who gather for a kind of jam session, often arranged by a family for a special event. Typically lasting until late at night, audience ...

NEW YORK, October 5, 2024 — In honor of Javanese composer, musician, and teacher I.M. Harjito, Asia Society hosts this concert that features compositions he has written for Javanese gamelan, both in ...

The Alliance Francaise Theatre in Singapore will play host to Prambanan, a Javanese-Indian fusion dance ballet on August 25, 2024. The piece was created after a two-year research on the history, art ...