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SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MATCHA ! AUGUST 18 MATCHA: TANTRI Celebrated master of Balinese shadow puppetry, I Wayan Wija performs Tantri, a collection of animal tales. Wayan Wija has created a new form of shadow puppetry, Wayang Tantri, by creating a set of characters based on the animals and human characters of the ancient Panchatantra tales. June 30, 2011 BALINESE JAZZ GUITAR 5 - 9 NO-HOST BARS , Ground Floor (South Court) CAFE ASIA EVENING TASTING MENU, Ground Floor (North Court) 6 / 6:30 / 7 / 7:30 DROP-IN GAMELAN WORKSHOPS w/ members of Gamelan Kori Mas, MATCHA 2011 ! MATCHA is made possible with support from Ground Floor (North Court) February 24, April 21, May 12, June 30, August 18, October 27 6:30 & 7:30 5 - 9 pm, $10 admission *Performance by I Wayan Balawan and I Nyoman Suarsana asianart.org/matcha.htm Media Sponsors 2nd Floor (Samsung Hall) Get your arts and culture fix at the Asian Art Museum’s MATCHA! Check us out on Facebook 6 / 8 (facebook.com/asianartmuseum). Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/asianartmuseum. See Community Partners DOCENT CONVERSATIONS: photos from MATCHA events at Bali: Art, Ritual,Performance , Ground Floor (Hambrecht and Osher Galleries) www.flickr.com/asianartmuseum. Raffle Sponsors Thanks for coming out tonight! * Space is very limited and first-come-first-served. I WAYAN BALAWAN , better known as Balawan, is an Indonesian guitarist and songwriter. He is best-known as a Batuan Ethnic Fusion guitarist and his ability to play double neck guitar. Balawan plays an 8-finger touch technique, which also known as the “touch” or “tap” technique. He is often regarded as one of the fastest guitarists in Indonesia. Balawan grew up listening to Balinese gamelan, a traditional music style from Bali. At the age of 8, he taught himself to play guitar, and he joined his first band at 14 years old. Although he grew up in a Balinese traditional culture, Balawan enjoyed performing rock songs rather than gamelan, being influenced by bands such as Scorpions, Deep Purple, and The Beatles. Eventually he became bored with rock music and decided to study jazz at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney. During his studies, he was awarded a three-year scholarship and studied in Sydney for five years. After he obtained his Diploma of Music, he returned to Bali in 1997 and formed a band called Batuan Ethnic Fusion, which combines the traditional Balinese gamelan music with jazz-fusion. Besides being a member of Batuan Ethnic Fusion, Balawan is also working on his solo career and has released three albums. His first solo album was "Balawan", which released in 1997 by the Acoustic Music Label, a German company. Later, he worked with an Indonesian company, and with his band, he released his first band album, "GloBALIsm", under Chico & Ira productions in 1999. Recently Balawan launched his second solo album, "Magic Fingers", under the Sony-BMG Music label. “Magic Fingers” showcases Balawan's arrangements and compositions as well as his blending of modern music with traditional Balinese gamelan. Balawan often tours Germany and Norway. In 2000, Balawan collaborated with many international guitarists at "East Meet West Gitarren Festival Edekoben Germany 2000 Tour". In 2001, he toured 20 cities in Germany. That same year, Balawan played at "Hell Blues Festival" in Norway. In 2011, Balawan appeared at the 16th Other Minds festival in San Francisco. FINGERING TAPPING GUITAR TECHNIQUE Balawan has developed and expanded a technique called "Fingering Tapping" style. The technique enables the guitarist to play two or even three different music progressions at the same time using the same instrument continuously. Another notable player of this technique is Stanley Jordan, an American jazz-fusion guitarist. Usually Balawan uses all four fingers of his right hand to create the melody progressions and all four fingers of his left hand to create the bass and rhythmic sounds. In Balawan’s music, there is no pattern or repetition between the left and right hand. Balawan also plays drums, both to fill the tracks on his albums and to complement the touch or tap style ..

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