Come celebrate 10 years of Gamelan Raga Kusuma at the anniversary concert! This show features a highly diverse survey of Indonesian arts, and is kid-friendly. Get your tickets while you can!
Fantastic show to a capacity crowd at GST! Here we are performing in front of our beloved Javanese and Balinese gamelan instruments from Gamelan Raga Kusuma, and the public debut of the rabbit from our newest crankie, “Silver Dagger” by Hannah Marie Standiford:
Rumput is seeking an artist to produce a crankie (panoramic scrolling artwork) to accompany a song for our live shows. Submit a proposal including a brief outline of your concept and a miniature scroll as a work sample — any size or medium (receipt paper, electronic file, etc.)
One artist will be chosen to create a full-sized crankie to be used in live performance. We will provide a 36” tall roll of Tyvek for the final piece. (You’re free to use other materials too, but it must be as tough and translucent as Tyvek.) If we use your work you will receive a percentage of the proceeds every time it is used.
Proposal Deadline: March 24th
Contact: info@rumputband.com
More info on crankies: http://thecrankiefactory.com
In Your Ear Studios invited us to play in their Shockoe Sessions series. Such a fantastic room and a wonderful audience! Watch this space for videos, etc.
Rumput split the stage with local Turkish pop delight, Yeni Nostalji, the night before Halloween. Perfect excuse for to play dress-up.
Feature article by Dave Cantor. Many thanks to our lovely hosts at The Garage!
Video by Robert Davezac
On July 31st Rumput shared the stage with Gamelan Raga Kusuma at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery.
Thanks to Dave Parrish and Robert Davezac for the beautiful photos!
Dave Parrish photos:
Robert Davezac photos:
In April 2016 we toured with Shadow Ballads — a collaborative music and shadow theater performance involving Balinese master puppeteer Gusti Sudarta, master Javanese kroncong musicians Peni Candrarini and Danis Sugiyanto, and old-time Appalachian balladeers Anna & Elizabeth. This production incorporated new arrangements of traditional Indonesian and Appalachian music as well as a newly produced crankie based on The Ramayana. We performed at The University of Richmond, Cornell, Wake Forest, Bucknell, the Indonesian Consulate in NYC and the Indonesian Embassy in DC.
Stream the full radio show, including our in-studio performance and Shadow Ballads ensemble interview online. Read Bill Lupoletti’s feature article.
Great feature article promoting our involvement in the Shadow Ballads production and tour.
Rumput bandleader Hannah Standiford’s student residency in Indonesia culminated in an Indo-Appalachian performance in the Bukan Musik Biasa concert series, complete with cranky wayang. Hannah sang and played with Orkes Kroncong Iblis, along with additional Western students on fiddle and banjo.