Tihingan Village Bali Gamelan Industry



Bali is often synonymous with culture and art that is very thick. Tihingan village is one of the villages that became a tourist destination with a community that is well known as a maker of instruments Gong (gamelan). This village is only place of manufacture Gong in Bali. This can be evidenced by the Pande Tihingan name contained in the gamelan in villages in Bali.

Location
Tihingan village situated in the district Banjarangkan, Klungkung. Approximately 3 km to the west of the city Semarapura. For tourists who want to visit this Tihingan village takes approximately 85 minutes drive from Ngurah Rai when using motor vehicles and approximately 42 km distance travelled from the city of Denpasar.

What Is Gamelan..?

The word gamelan in the Balinese context is thought to originate from the word ‘magambel’ which means “to hit”. A gamelan instrument is often percussive with keyed xylophones or pot gongs made of a variety of materials, gongs of various sizes, double-headed drums and cymbals.
However, not all Balinese gamelan instruments are percussive. There are also wind, bowed, plucked and strummed instruments.

The village community in general has work as a maker or craftsman gamelan. So don't be surprised if you past or visit this village there are many places or workshops to make gamelan. Tihingan village as one of the attractions  in Klungkung, it is expected to raise the economy by gamelan industry in Klungkung area.

Gamelan is made in the village is a bona fide Tihingan special features, good to hear his voice and enjoyed. Many local and foreign tourists come to this Tihingan village attracted to order and buy a set of gamelan Gong and to be brought to the place of origin. To support a variety of community arts activities of this village, many established art-shop for selling and displaying a variety of artistic products gamelan it.

Beside you can see the process how to make Balinese gamelan there, the most importance think that you must have first are you should to try playing the Balinese Gamelan. you need skill and you must know about the tone of playing gamelan. 


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