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Striking A New Musical Tradition of Togetherness

Adam Farhan

06-May-20 20:00

Striking A New Musical Tradition of Togetherness

This week, we are joined by anthropology major and gamelan ensemble director, Adam Farhan to explore what can we learn from the music of gamelan about limits and possibilities in the adaptive power of tradition.

Produced by: Simon Soon, Haniff Baharudin

Presented by: Haniff Baharudin, Simon Soon


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Categories:  Film,  Performing Arts,  History,  People and Places,  Education

Tags:  Javanese Gamelan,  traditional instruments, 


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