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Klarinet Archive - Posting 000061.txt from 1995/08

From: "R. J. Shilcock" <mlfl@-----.UK>
Subj: Re: Gender Wayang
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 10:04:31 -0400

Gender, etc. (Lisa C.).
My source has considerably more info on the Javanese setup than on the Balinese
gamelan. Large Javanese gamelans have (or used to have) a female vocalist and a
male chorus, by the way, so there is a TRADITIONAL role for women here - or, at
least, ONE woman. Thanx for the explanation of "wayang" - I think I've heard of
this under other names as well.
Roger Shilcock