ETHNOTIK GAMELAN ORKESTRA

The group name Ethnotik was adopted from the words Ethnic, Ethnomusicology, Indonesian ethnic, acoustic, energetic and hypnotic sounds of gamelan music. Ethnotik Gamelan Orkestra was formed in Caboolture, Australia in 2012, based on gamelan Degung from West Java. Gamelan Degung is the one of Sundanese traditional music ensamble. Degung is a kind of percussion instrument based on 6 small gongs, usually hanging on the stand called Ancak. And now this instrument become the name of the ensamble called Gamelan Degung. Long time ago, Gamelan Degung only used for a kingdom ceremony. Some people called from the word "Deg Ngadeg Kanu Agung" it's mean stand up to the God or always respectfull to the God.

Ethnotik Gamelan Orchestra have some different kind of compositions, which is Classical Degung, New Creation and Contemporary. And also experimenting with any different kind of music like Jazz, Blues, Rock, Classical, Electronic, etc. All member of the group are from the gamelan community and professional musician with different background. Most of them been learning western and traditional music for many yeas in Indonesia and Australia.

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