Balinese gamelan musicians in Tabanan, Bali, 1977. (Photo: Michael Tenzer)
Simha Arom, ethnomusicologist and director emeritus of research at France’s National Center for Scientific Research. He’s best known for his prize-winning series of musical recordings of the Aka pygmies and other Central African groups from the 1960’s through the 1980’s. His influential book is "African Polyphony and Polyrhythm: Musical Structure and Methodology."
Michael Tenzer, ethnomusicologist and music professor at the University of British Columbia. He has focused on the musical traditions of Bali, and is author of "Gamelan Gong Kebyar: The Art of Twentieth-Century Balinese Music." He co-founded the San Francisco-based Balinese music ensemble Gamelan Sekar Jaya, which was awarded the Dharma Kusuma Award for Cultural Service by the Balinese government.
Wooden trumpets of the Banda-Linda people, 1970s. (Photo: Simha Arom)
Here's Michael Tenzer, Simha Arom, and Tom Ashbrook in our studio today:
(Photo: Gabrielle Levy)
Several listeners asked where you could get the recordings. Michael Tenzer says:
"Some of the recordings are expensive or specialized or rare. Interested listeners might want to check university libraries or poke around on the web for used sellers." He pointed listeners to the following Amazon listings:
Simha Arom, ethnomusicologist and director emeritus of research at France’s National Center for Scientific Research. He’s best known for his prize-winning series of musical recordings of the Aka pygmies and other Central African groups from the 1960’s through the 1980’s. His influential book is "African Polyphony and Polyrhythm: Musical Structure and Methodology."
Michael Tenzer, ethnomusicologist and music professor at the University of British Columbia. He has focused on the musical traditions of Bali, and is author of "Gamelan Gong Kebyar: The Art of Twentieth-Century Balinese Music." He co-founded the San Francisco-based Balinese music ensemble Gamelan Sekar Jaya, which was awarded the Dharma Kusuma Award for Cultural Service by the Balinese government.
