FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE

GAMELAN BIKE BIKE

Canada, Indonesia

Gamelan Bike Bike draws its musical inspiration from Bali, Indonesia and its raw materials from the scrap metal bins of Vancouver. Founded as a community-based project, the ensemble brings together a diverse group of artists to materialize and animate new experimental instruments. They transformed over 100 discarded bicycle frames, along with other scrap metals, into a range of tuned metallophones and gongs that form the foundation of their sound. The ensemble is dedicated to performing new music for gamelan, including compositions from guest composers I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot) and I Putu Swaryandana Ichi Oka from Bali. Their new album Teka-Teki (2024) was released by Indonesia-based label Insitu Recordings. The ensemble offers introductory workshops as well as longer term opportunities for people to learn and play gamelan together.

Here's one of their latest performances !