Get outside and bang on some bamboo with the Bay Area's premier Balinese music and dance ensemble, Gamelan Sekar Jaya, at Jean Sweeney Open Space Park, Saturday, June 17th at 12:00pm.

Part of the Rhythmix PAL in the Parks Family Concert Series, Gamelan Sekar Jaya presents an interactive afternoon performance of jegog for kids and kids at heart. Audience members are encouraged to clap along, dance with the troupe, and even try out the instruments for themselves!

Jegog is a dynamic and athletic art form from West Bali that uses giant bamboo instruments arranged in a four-tone scale, demonstrating the wide array of musical techniques that are possible with just a few notes. 

This performance includes exciting jegog standards like “Makepung” (Buffalo Race) and a brand-new 2023 composition called “Bagog Gede” from Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s jegog director, I Gede Oka Artha Negara, which combines traditional jegog with a Balinese bronze instrumental genre called baleganjur.
 

See GSJ's jegog ensemble in action -- Click here for a Sneak Peek Video!

Presented in partnership with the City of Alameda's Recreation and Park Department, Gamelan Sekar Jaya is featured as part of the Rhythmix Performance, Art & Learning "PAL" in the Parks outdoor family concert series, which brings people of all ages together to experience and explore music, dance, and arts education celebrating the diversity of Alameda, the East Bay and beyond! 
 

Gamelan Sekar Jaya | Sat. June 17th | 12:00pm

at Jean Sweeney Open Space Park
1925 Sherman St, Alameda, CA 94501