Gamelan Salukat is a set of new gamelan instruments developed by Dewa Alit, reflecting Dewa's strong root in traditional music as well as his hope to accommodate challenges he faces in creating new music in Bali.

Salukat or Saloekat is a traditional quiver of the Mentawai people originating from the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia.

Balinese composer, director of Gamelan Salukat

Jul 22, 2022 · Dewa Alit, Bali’s master of contemporary Gamelan composition, returns to Black Truffle with Chasing the Phantom, presenting two recent works played by the composer’s Gamelan Salukat, a large ensemble that performs on instruments specially built to his designs, using a unique tuning system that combines notes from two traditional Balinese ...

The museum has invited the Indonesian musician Dewa Alit and his Gamelan Salukat ensemble, composed of eighteen musicians, to explore the sounds of water and the legends it contains. The word gamelan refers to an instrumental ensemble specific to traditional Balinese, Javanese, and Sundanese music.

- "PASUWITRAN" December 2021, music collaborations based on Dewa Alit's piano piece played by Mery Kasiman and Sri Hanuraga, and electronic music by Wahono, sponsored by Goethe-Institut Indonesien.

Jan 1, 2010 · After experimentation with these, I have developed a new seven-tone gamelan, Gamelan Salukat, which draws from the tuning of the classic gamelan, and allows for new discoveries in music as well.

First, I provide a description of his philosophies, ideas about culture, and strategic vision for the group. Then I analyse the organology of three out of the four incarnations of the Salukat instruments, detailing their tuning, key configuration, use of ombak, and frame design.

Seeking a wider path for expressing his approach to new music in gamelan, Alit founded his group Gamelan Salukat in 2007, performing on a new set of instruments of his own tuning & design.

May 12, 2020 · Seeking a wider path for expressing his approach to new music in gamelan, Alit founded his group Gamelan Salukat in 2007, performing on a new set of instruments of his own tuning & design.... more