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 !