Gamelan Encantada and Friends at the Festival of Asian Cultures, May 2006

Gamelan Encantada, founded in 1991 in Santa Fe and now residing in Albuquerque, NM, is a percussion ensemble with roots in the metallophone orchestras of Southeast Asia, specifically those of Central Java in Indonesia.

In addition to presenting traditional Javanese music, Gamelan Encantada is committed to commissioning and performing contemporary and experimental music, with a focus on works by New Mexican composers.

(For more information about the group, please go to Background and Bios.)

Recent performances include the 2nd Annual Global Music Sampler Benefit Concert for Habitat for Humanity at the Lobo Theater, the Festival of Asian Cultures at the Albuquerque Civic Plaza, and a Lunar New Year Concert at the Harwood Art Center. Gamelan Encantada has also performed in concert at the Outpost Performance Space, the College of Santa Fe, and other venues in the Southwest.

(For a list of upcoming performances, please go to Events; for a list of past performances, please go to Archive.)