Our Old-Fashioned Angklung set is characterised both by its age (estimated to be from the 1800s) as well as its old-fashioned instrumentation (hence the name: kuna = old fashioned).
Mekar Bhuana
Gender Wayang
We have seven antique Gender Wayang sets at Mekar Bhuana, but only four sets have casings. These four sets have been lovingly restored by founder Vaughan Hatch.
Gambang
Our Gambang set is one of the most recent additions at Mekar Bhuana. It is in the Bebandem, Karangasem style and is the most complete type in Bali with six caruk and four gangsa gambang.
Gong Bheri
Our Gong Bheri ensemble includes the following instrumentation:
1 x bheri, 1 x sungu, 1 x bende, 1 x tawa-tawa, 1 x rebab.
Baleganjur
Our Baleganjur set is around 40-50 years old and is made up of the following instrumentation:
1 gong ageng, 1 x reong, 3 pairs of ceng-ceng kopyak, 1 tawa-tawa, 1 bende, 2 kendang cedugan.
Pejogedan
Our most light-hearted ensemble that, while not a focus of any of our reconstruction of restoration projects, serves to support our centre as one of the most popular hire-out ensembles.