Claire Barnes · @ClaireFromClare
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🧵 3/ Star: https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/culture/2023/08/23/gamelan-and-the-call-of-the-seagrass
"building a community of arts practitioners dedicated to environmental #conservation, and creating new work...
...the Malay #gamelan instrument is synonymous with rhythmic patterns that emulate the sound of ocean waves..."
#Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, Creative Director of #RhythmInBronze, Dr #JillianOoi. #SeruanSetu, #KL performances 24-27Aug, conference 29Aug.
#MarineBiology #seagrass #endangered #habitat #ArtAndEnvironment
#conservation #gamelan #pew #rhythminbronze #jillianooi #seruansetu #kl #marinebiology #seagrass #endangered #habitat #artandenvironment
Claire Barnes · @ClaireFromClare
437 followers · 429 posts · Server h-net.social🧵 2/ Interesting Tatler article on the revival of #gamelan in #Malaysia, & the historic shock of multiracial & women performers & new repertoire: https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/rhythm-in-bronze-malay-gamelan-concert-malaysia-history-culture-arts
BFM podcast interview with #JillianOoi & #SharminiRatnasingam: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/bigger-picture/front-row/seruan-setu-the-secret-gardens-of-the-sea
FMT also talks to #ZahimAlbakri & #MarkTeh: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2023/08/19/music-meets-science-in-gamelan-show-about-seagrass/
#gamelan #malaysia #jillianooi #sharminiratnasingam #zahimalbakri #markteh