Mekar Bhuana Centre Collections - Mekar Bhuana Centre

Caruk

Our smallest ensemble with just two musicians, Caruk is one of Bali’s rarest gamelan art-forms and is only found in a handful of villages, including

Javanese Gamelan

We have one Javanese gamelan set at Mekar Bhuana: a very old set that based on its organology, patina and ornamentation dates to the first

Angklung Lombok

In 2019, we restored and reconstructed a very unusal set that we have called ‘Angklung Lombok’ because of its provenance – however, these types of

Semara Patangian Set 1

Our first Semara Patangian (Pelegongan ) set is at Mekar Bhuana Centre in Bali. It is an antique, very complete ensemble that Vaughan Hatch acquired

Semara Patangian Set 2

Semara Patangian kami di Selandia Baru unik karena merupakan satu-satunya di luar Bali dengan tatanan bilah dan instrumentasi kuno.

Seven-tone Semara Pagulingan Set 2

The Seven-tone Semara Pagulingan set in New Zealand also partly old but has a higher tuning than our one in Bali. The ensemble is both

Six-tone Semara Pagulingan

Our Six-tone Semara Pagulingan is not yet complete, as we still need to fundraise more to make the ornate wooden casings, the design of which

Seven-tone Semara Pagulingan Set 1

In mediaeval Bali (circa 1600-1906) Semara Pagulingan (also known as Semar Pegulingan) was an important part of the Balinese courts. Accompanying court rituals and Pendet

Five-tone Semara Pagulingan

Our five-tone Semara Pagulingan set is our antique Semara Patangian set with a terompong, ponggang-kempyung, kangsi and grantang added, and the gender rambat removed. It

Selonding Set 1

Purchased in 2012, our first Selonding set is modelled on the Bugbug formation but with additional instruments found in the set from Merajan Selonding in

Old-Fashioned Angklung

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:

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

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

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 The ensemble

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

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

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