Gamelan Group(Society) in Peliatan Area
by kadek ferry 2010
Peliatan village consist of ten communities called “Banjar”
Each Banjar has a gamelan group(s) with their own gamelan instruments.
This group called “Sekaa Gong”.
Sekaa, means group,
Gong, generaly means orchestra also known as gamelan
The main purpose of founding the “Sekaa Gong” is to provide a social performance(s) for their community temple or other temples.
This performance(s) can be a ritual music accompaniment, or dance and gamelan entertainment at the stage of the temple.
List of group formally owned by the community or banjar.
| Banjar (Community) | |
| Br.Ambengan | Sekaa Gong Banjar Ambengan |
| Sekaa Gong PKK Banjar Ambengan | |
| Br.Kalah | Sekaa Gong Gurnita Sari |
| Sekaa Gong PKK Gurnita Sekar Sari | |
| Sekaa Baleganjur Pemuda Maragawi | |
| Br.Tebesaya | Sekaa Gamelan Angklung |
| Sekaa Gebyug | |
| Sekaa Tektekan | |
| Sekaa Baleganjur Pemuda Sukma Kesuma | |
| Br.Tengah
Br.Tengah Kangin Br.Tengah Kauh |
Sekaa Gong Madya |
| Sekaa Gong PKK Madya Sari | |
| Sekaa Kecak Semara Madya | |
| Sekaa Selonding | |
| Sekaa Barong (group of gamelan playing music of Barong) | |
| Sekaa Baleganjur Pemuda Kumara Canti Gotraja | |
| Br.Teges Kanginan | Sekaa Gong Semara Pegulingan Gunung Jati |
| Sekaa Kecak | |
| Sekaa Gong PKK Teges Kangina | |
| Sekaa Janger Pemuda Semara Jati | |
| Br.Teges Kawan | Sekaa Gong Banjar Teges Kawan |
| Sekaa Gong PKK Banjar Teges Kawan | |
| Sekaa Baleganjur Pemuda Kumara Gana | |
| Br.Teges Yangloni | Sekaa Gong Teges Yang Loni |
| Br.Teruna | Sekaa Gong Banjar Teruna |
| Sekaa Gong Suling | |
| Sekaa Baleganjur Pemuda Widya Kumara Sentana | |
| Br.Pande | Sekaa Angklung Pande |
| Sekaa Baleganjur Pemuda Ganda Yowana Pawa |
Glossary
banjar…the smallest Balinese community
sekaa…group
gong…generaly means orchestra also known as gamelan
PKK…ladies group (also as ladies community/sub-banjar)
teruna…or pemuda…youth
baleganjur…Balinese marching gamelan
gamelan angklung…gamelan that use a four-tone mode, only contain one octave
gebyug…giant wooden cowbells
tektekan…traditional bell, made of bamboo and played with wooden stick
selonding…Balinese musical instrument from Tenganan (east Bali), made of iron
janger…a dance depicting the love and joys of youth
suling…bamboo flute
