Bali Cremation Ceremony - Prelude.wav

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March 18th, 2012

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Music > Solo percussion
Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia

Recorded here is the prelude music for the cremation, or Ngaben ceremony taking place in Ubud Bali, Indonesia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngaben

The gamelan musicians are heard playing at the temple as the elaborate coffin is prepared just prior to the procession to the cremation site where it will be burned.

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Buddha
burial
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bury
ceremony
cremation
cymbal
death
death-rite
field-recording
funeral
funeral-music
gamelan
Hindu
honor
indonesia
memorial
music
ngaben
percussion
pyre
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temple
ubud

Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

7:04.692

File size

71.4 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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amoyssiadis

11 years, 4 months ago

tremendous. thanks for sharing

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kerouacsaq

12 years, 4 months ago

Thanks this is spookily awesome!

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yudhistiramirza

13 years, 9 months ago

Thank you this is awesome :)

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