LAS7310

Street Music of Central Java

Although, in recent years, many Westerners have been exposed to the beautiful and timeless sounds of the court gamelans of Central Java, very few have heard the remarkable folk version of this music tradition called siteran barangan (or cokekan or simply siteran). Siteran music is performed by wandering musicians in the streets and marketplaces of densely populated cities like Jogja-karta and Surakarta rather than by specially trained musicians in the palaces of these same Central Javanese cities. This is the "street" music of Java, unlike most Javanese recordings today. These selections were recorded in 1975 in Jogjakarta

1. Ketowoug Puspawarna, slendro patbet Mamyara (12:09)
2. Gendhing Dolanan, slendro pathet sanga (5:06)
3. Gendhing Gambir Sawit, slendro pathet sanga (5:25)
4. Pathetan; Bawa Sekar-Ageng Tepi Kawuri; Gendhing Montro, slendro pathet manyura (22:20)