Get To Know: Gangsapura Gamelan

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The Gangsapura Gamelan Group is on a mission to make this traditional Malay musical form exciting and accessible to new and younger audiences.   Gangsapura Studio  Level * @ GMBB Mall,  No. 2, Jalan Robertson,  Bukit Bintang, 50150  Kuala Lumpur   Contact 014 7098125  for enquiries on classes.   Story by: Dinesh Kumar Maganathan  Shot by: Bani Jamian  Presented by: Selven Razz   Edited by : Vishna Laxmi Balasubramaniam   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/07/13/gangsapura-breathes-new-life-into-ancient-gamelan-rhythms/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTLifestyle #GetToKnow #Gangsapura #Gamelan

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00:00And then the sound, the echo, I think it's very majestic and classic.

00:07I don't think it's found in any other instrument.

00:31The Gangsapura Gamelan Group, based at JMBB Mall in Kuala Lumpur,

00:36is on a mission to make this traditional musical form exciting and accessible to new audiences.

00:42Through classes, workshops and performances,

00:46this contemporary troupe reaches out to the younger generation

00:49by making the gamelan relevant and fun.

00:53We teach traditional Malay gamelan songs.

00:57Later on, when everyone knows how to play the gamelan,

01:02we open up for experimentation, exploration, creativity, creating new songs.

01:08So we want to make the tradition relevant through time.

01:12We preserve what we have, but we need to be open to exploration

01:19so that the tradition continues.

01:22Toku Umar Ilani and his friend Nur Diyana Nadira established Gangsapura in 2016

01:29when they realised there was no space to practice the gamelan.

01:37At the university, we have a curriculum.

01:41We do have musical activities, especially gamelan.

01:47But when we leave the university, there's no space to continue what we like.

01:54So we discussed and realised this is the loophole,

01:58and that's why we found Gangsapura in 2016.

02:02Gangsapura started off without instruments or a dedicated space.

02:06To establish their presence, they collaborated with organisations

02:10such as the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre and the Malaysian Tourism Centre,

02:15which had the instruments but lacked expertise,

02:18enabling Gangsapura to run classes and workshops.

02:24Today, they operate from their own space at GMBB

02:27with a complete gamelan set of their own,

02:30all thanks to ThinkCity's Creative KL Grants programme.

02:34And the future looks promising.

02:37Gangsapura aims to expand their offerings,

02:39incorporating more traditional instruments and classes.

02:43In the future, when students have conversations,

02:48they can discuss what instruments they use,

02:50such as violins and keyboards.

02:53In the future, the students will be able to discuss serunai and calimpung.

02:58So we have Malaysian music in the youngsters' earlier.

03:06For the full story on Gangsapura Gamelan and more,

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