Gamelan Naga Biru

Chicago, IL

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Kecak workshop (monkey chant)

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Overview

Drawing its inspiration from the clove and incense scented air of Bali, Indonesia, Gamelan Naga Biru explores the landscape of contemporary puppets and Balinese instruments to offer a wildly unique expression of both East and West. The ebb and flow of the energy of a performance will transport you on a journey that will take you from laughter through moments of reflection and wonder.


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Booking information

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Languages: Malay, Spanish

Gig length: 30 - 90 minutes

What to expect

We pride ourselves on never doing the same show twice. Each show is custom made for the occasion. We have several configurations.

Our small band (3-5 performers) typically plays stationary with electronics, hand drums, and pitched percussion from our Balinese gamelan.

Our big band (8-15 performers) is equipped to be mobile or stationary with 5 large gongs, bronze pitched percussion, marching cymbals, drumset, tabla, and electronics. This performance might also include dancers or stilts walkers.

We also lead workshops called Kecak (Monkey Chant). This is an a cappella style that uses group movement and chant to channel community energy toward a common goal.

About

Gamelan Naga Biru is a Chicago based percussion group that started in 2024. We pride ourselves on never doing the same show twice. We have several configurations; a stationary puppet show or a mobile marching gamelan. We also lead Kecak (monkey chant) workshops, which is an audience participation chant and movement form.

Additional booking notes

If we are performing our stationary big band set :

15 mics
2 DI

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