Superb recording made in Tunjuk village Bali in 1997 by gamelan expert and musician Makoto Torii, released on the Nippon Acoustic Records label. This CD is of instrumental gamelan music from this small village of 4500 people, famous for its large groups of gamelan.

1. Liar Samas 2. Adrah 3. Sinom Ladrang 4. Culutuk

CD of dance gamelan music from the village of Tunjuk in South Bali. Excellent recording.

1. Gabor 2. Leko (Condong-Lasem) 3. Ibing-Ibingan


Price:   £23.99

Laid back, cool recordings of Balinese gamelan and singers set to Makoto Kubota's trademark soundscape and production of gentle beats, ambient and natural sounds. A mix of Balinese and Javanese music. Deeply relaxing. 1. Legian Road Morning 2. Ujuang - Banondari 3. First Snow in Bali 4. Ubud Walk 5. Bandung 6. Prayer 7. Funky Gendel 8. Dukun 9. Neleng 10. Bali Dream

Recorded in Ubud, Bali, this is a collaboration between Japanese guitarist Tatsuya Koumazaki and a ten piece gamelan group called Dharma Shanthi. Koumazaki is used to playing his guitar with its special design, tunings and sound (similar to a Japanese koto) in unusual collaborations such as with Japanese Buddhist chanters. His guitar either picks out the melody or is used in quite a percussive way and on the final track accompanies a single instrument, the gender. 1. Empathy 2.The First Meeting 3. Sekanti 4. Jalanan Ke Bulan 5. Kesanga 6. Ameagari.


Price:   £21.99

Lavishly packaged, superbly recorded compilation of Balinese gamelan, including gamelan gender wayang (dating back to the 15th century), played by current gamelan groups.

The sound of crickets, a pounding bass gong, the occasional bird call, the sound of thunder. You can't tap your foot to it, or sing along to it, just wonder how it is that 40 minutes of this makes not just pretty good background noise, but an inspiring listen.


Price:   £18.99

Great recording of a classical style kecak chant from Bali. This is not the clanging metallic gamelan, instead the male choir imitate the sound of the gamelan.This 50 minute story is a Ramayana Epic. Fascinating stuff.

Together with 'Gong Geladag' below, perhaps Balinese gamelan has never sounded this vital. Superb gamelan music by top group, supervised by Haruomi Hosono, for extra recommendation.


Price:   £17.99

Makoto Kubota has created a superb album of Balinese (and Javanese) soundscapes, from gamelan jegog to suling overlaid with cool beats and some natural sounds of the forest. Quite similar to Blue Asia's first album Hotel Ibah, but more laid back. As ever with Makoto Kubota this is a high quality album, great to chill out to, but equally great as a pure listening experience.

Performance of Balinese gamelan is brought into dynamic life by superior quality recording. A good place to investigate gamelan, and includes English liner notes.


Price:   £17.99

Latest recording of Bali's premier bamboo gamelan orchestra, pounding the bamboo to mesmerizing effect.