Tom Jones
(Manchester - United States)I am a retired high school principal in my 3rd year of post-retirement re-employment teaching high school English.
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Gamelan music often accompanies dance, music, and shadow- theater plays called wayangs. Midiyanto is a renowned musician, singer, and shadow master (dhalang). He was raised in a family of performing artists. He started to drum for shadow play performances at the age of eight and studied at the High School of the Arts (SMKI) and the Academy of Indonesian Arts (STSI) in Surakarta. He continues to teach and perform in Indonesia as well as the U.S.A., Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.
This resource is part of the Travels with Music: Southeast Asia collection.
Gamelan music often accompanies dance, music, and shadow- theater plays called wayangs. Midiyanto is a renowned musician, singer, and shadow master (dhalang). He was raised in a family of performing artists. He started to drum for shadow play performances at the age of eight and studied at the High School of the Arts (SMKI) and the Academy of Indonesian Arts (STSI) in Surakarta. He continues to teach and perform in Indonesia as well as the U.S.A., Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.
This resource is part of the Travels with Music: Southeast Asia collection.
Danongan (Danny) Kalanduyan is a master of all aspects of the Maguindanao tribal style of kulintang music from the island of Mindanao. He has been studying and playing music since he was seven years old. As a young man, he won island-wide competitions on the gandingan ("the talking gongs") and became widely recognized as a master musician. Danny Kalanduyan has been a featured artist in performances at major venues and cultural centers worldwide.
This resource is part of the Travels with Music: Southeast Asia collection.
