Bali is an island in Indonesia, but it's also one of the provinces of Indonesia. Bali lies between Java and Lombok Island. Denpasar is the capital of his province, which is located in the south of the island. The majority of Balinese are Hindu. In the world famous Bali as a tourist destination with a unique variety of art-culture results, especially for the Japanese and Australian tourists. Bali is also known as Island of the Gods.
Music
A set of gamelan Bali.
Balinese traditional music has in common with traditional music in many other areas in Indonesia, for example in the use of the gamelan and various other percussion instruments. Nevertheless, there is specificity in playing techniques and composition, for example in the form of kecak, which is a form of song which is said to imitate the sound of monkeys. Similarly, a variety of gamelan, played even unique, for example Jegog Gamelan, Gamelan Gong Gede, Gambang Gamelan, Gamelan Selunding, and Gamelan Semar Pegulingan. There is also music Angklung Ngaben played for ceremonies, and music played in various Bebonangan other ceremonies.
There is a modern form of traditional Balinese music, such as Gamelan Gong Kebyar which is dance music that developed during the Dutch colonial period, and the start tube Joged popular in Bali since the 1950s. Balinese music is generally a combination of various metal percussion instruments (metallophone), gongs, and wooden percussion (xylophone). Because social relations, politics and culture, traditional music or games Bali Balinese gamelan influence or affect each other's cultures in the surrounding area, such as traditional music community in Banyuwangi and Lombok traditional music.
* Gamelan
* Jegog
* Genggong
* Silat Bali
