Saturday 22 January 2022
Dear Friends,
On Saturday 22 January 2022, we had the ninth klenengan of the 16th fiscal year of Pujangga Laras, at the home of Ki Purbo Asmoro in Gebang, Kadipiro, Solo. This was an unusual one as it was in the afternoon. Bapak Wakidi was feeling extremely ill that day—he had a one-day stomach flu. He started to feel better as the klenengan went on, but really wasn’t well enough to play. Bapak Wito had organized all the pieces and prepared the notation, luckily, so the klenengan went well and as planned. However, Pak Wito arrived late and so the group played two gendhing bonang that were not planned!
This was the afternoon klenengan before the wayang by Ki Purbo Asmoro celebrating UNESCO declaration on 15 December 2021 of GAMELAN as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage. In the evening, Ki Purbo Asmoro performed his original work and premiere of “Dumadine Gamelan” (The Mythical Origin of Gamelan).
The Anjani Channel live-streaming link for the event was:
There are a number of mislabelled pieces on the part of the streamers….this was the first time we used Anjani Channel (since Punakawan is still off-air) and I didn’t realize they were labelling things. The chat in the streaming isn’t complete either in terms of labeling, because I had to run off to the bank in the middle of the event. Since Mas Wakidi had been ill, we didn’t have time to go before.
We spent Rp 17,230,000 = $1,230 ($1 = Rp 14,000).
Gd Bn Tukung kt 4 kr mg 8, pl barang
kendhang: Paimin
penunthung: Hadi Soecipta
bonang: Heri
bn pn: Bayu
Gd Bn Okrak-okrak kt 2 kr mg 4, sl manyura
kendhang: Paimin
penunthung: Hadi Soecipta
bonang: Heri
bn pn: Bayu
Ldr Wilujeng (vokal bedhayan), pl barang
kendhang: Hadi Soecipta
rebab: Muryana
gender: Paimin
gambang: Henri
bonang: Heri
bn pn: Bayu
Gd. (rebab) Babar Layar Gendhing kt 4 awis mg 8, disabet
Pathet Wantah, pl barang
kendhang: Wito
rebab: Muryana
gender: Paimin
gambang: Henri
bonang: Heri
bn pn: Bayu
Gd Miling, kt 4 awais mg 8, sl manyura
kendhang: Wito
rebab: Raji
gender: Danang “Bagus”
gambang: Henri
bonang: Heri
bn pn: Bayu
Gd Tentrem kt 2 kr mg 4 Ktw Kusuma Rinonce dados Ayak Giyar-giyar, pl barang
kendhang: Soewito Wito Radyo
rebab: Muryana and Bayu
gender: Danang “Bagus”
gambang: Henri
bonang: Heri
bn pn: Kamto
siter: Pahang
gd pn: Minarto
suling: Ngahono
~3:12:00 in the streaming Ki Purbo Asmoro gives us a welcome speech and says congratulations for Pujangga Laras already existing for 20 years.
LUNCH
Pathet Jugag, sl manyura
Bawa (Hartono RRI) dhawah
Gd Rondhonsari kt 2 kr mg 4, suwuk, buka gambang Ldr Sekar Gadhung, sl manyura
kendhang: Soewito Wito Radyo
rebab: Muryana
gender: Paimin
gambang: Henri
bonang: Heri
bn pn: Kamto
Gd Kagok Respati kt 2 kr mg Ldr, pl nem
kendhang: Soewito Wito Radyo
rebab: Raji
gender: Paimin for pl nem and Danang “Bagus” for pl barang
gambang: Henri for both pl nem and pl barang
bonang: Heri
bn pn: Kamto
Gd Loro-loro Géndhong kt 2 kr mg Ldr Loro-loro Topeng kaseling Ilir-ilir, pl barang malik sl manyura
Ayak-ayak Pamungkas, sl manyura
kendhang: Soewito Wito Radyo
rebab: Muryana
gender: Danang “Bagus”
gambang: Henri for both pl nem and pl barang
bonang: Heri
bn pn: Kamto
PLAYERS:
rebab: Muryana, Raji, Bayu
gender: Paimin, Danang “Bagus”
kendhang: Paimin, Hadi Soecipto, Soewito Wito Radyo
pesindhen: Suparni, Mulyani Cendhani Laras, Yayuk “Triyagan,” Ratni, Wartini, Harjutri, Warti
gerong: Budi Sutapa, Giarto, Hartono “RRI”, Hartono “Sajuri,” Dedy (Giarto’s son) with help from Bp Wakidi and Bp Mulyono/Semarang
slenthem: Suripto
gong/kempul: Muryanto “Oglug”/studio ISI pengiring
kenong: Begug/Sukoharjo
kethuk/kempyang: Legiyo
gambang: Pahang
gender penerus: Henri (Condhong Rumaos)
suling: Ngahono
siter: Pahang
bonang: Heri
bonang penerus: Kamto, Bayu
peking: Daliyun, Kamto
balungan: Untung (Condhong Rumaos), Purwanto, Narso, Kamto, Taruna “Jakarta”, Danang “Gombang”, Mulyanto “Gombang”
Darsono “edan”, sitting mostly in the kendhang area
LISTENERS:
Ki Purbo Asmoro
Danis
Gabriel Laufer, Belgium/Jakarta
streaming team:
Anjani Channel with help from Ki Purbo Asmoro’s Dewan Kinting Kintak team (DKK)—