Karawitan Raras Raos Irama - Gamelan of Central Java - 35 Bonang Gendhing Gaya Yogyakarta (2021) [Hi-Res]

Bapak Hardja Susilo, or Pak Sus as he was affectionately called in the international gamelan community, was born in Yogyakarta. At age 3, the whole family moved inside the Sultan's walled compound. He learned to play gamelan at Prince Hangabehi's residence and learned dance at Prince Pudjokusumo's and Prince Tedjokusumo's residences. In 1958 he received an assistantship that took him to the United States, at UCLA, to study Western music and research method in Ethnomusicology, while teaching gamelan. He studied Solonese style initially with Bpk Wiranto, the principle of Konservatory Karawitan Surakarta, and later with Bpk Martopangrawit. In 1993, he received the 'Hadiah Seni' (Art Prize) from the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia "for extraordinary achievements in the field of the art of Karawitan". Bapak Hardja Susilo was Associate Professor in Ethnomusicology at the University of Hawaii and the founding director of the University of Hawaii Gamelan Ensemble. ~booklet

Tracklist:
01. Karawitan Raras Raos Irama - Gendhing Marasanja slendro nem (24:03)
02. Keluarga RRI Yogyakarta - Gendhing Unduk pelog nem (18:52)
03. Karawitan Raras Raos Irama - Gendhing Babar Layar pelog lima (27:21)
04. Keluarga RRI Yogyakarta - Gendhing Tukung pelog barang (18:38)