The island of Bali, off the Java coast of Indonesia, has a rich heritage of musical instruments. Bamboo, being endemic to the region, is the natural material for making musical instruments like flute ...
On the Indonesian island of Bali, music and dance are deeply ingrained in people’s daily chores and rhythms, effortlessly blurring the lines between work and leisure. Before going to school in the ...
Young as nymphs are the temple dancers in Bali. At 12 they are too old for the temple, retire and usually marry. But when Temple-dancer Devi Dja (pronounced Davy Jah) was dancing the Legong in ...