Sanggar Tujunga Balinese Gamelan

Beautiful music and instruments. Powerful and otherworldly sound.

Sanggar Tujunga is a community gamelan group located in Tujunga. The sanggar opened in 2014 to share and spread excitement for playing Balinese gamelan music. Members come from all different backgrounds ranging from college students, community members, musicians, and other professionals. Gamelan instruments of Sanggar Tujunga have been collected over time to make a set of instruments accommodating 15+ players. Piece by piece the instruments were gathered form places, such as Florida, Portland, Los Angeles, and Bali. All of the instruments were made in Bali, but many of them were not being used and were in need of a new home with active players. Once the instruments were collected they went through a precise tuning process to match the tone and unify the sound to become one set.