GONG BANGERS RADIO

Jun 4

2 min read

A journey through the resonant worlds of the Southeast Asian highlands, where gongs summon spirits, accompany funerals, celebrate harvests, and echo through village drinking parties deep into the night. Drawn from rare field recordings and ethnographic archives spanning the Philippines, Borneo, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Bali, this mixtape drifts through ceremonies, dances, rituals, and everyday gatherings where the gong remains the heartbeat of communal life.

1-2 Rooster Dance by Isneg Group & Tadok by Kalinga (Izne Philippines) – Yasuhiro Morinaga

Bumper/ID – Realms and Layers - Asia 2005-2023 #5 - Jesse Paul Miller

3-4 Nyaheun Tha #1 & #6 – Brao Tha Cambodia Laos – Kink Gong

5 Shan (Mru) Traditional Dance - TV Myanmar (Myanmar 2009)

6 Very Heavy Drinking Parties - Dayak Headhunting – Tom Harrison (Borneo 1959)

7 Night Recordings from Bali (Sublime Frequencies)

8-9 Kavet Brao Village Party & Kanying Brao Flat Gongs – Gongs of Cambodia & Laos – Kink Gong & Tiger Gong

10 Hamong Gongs – Brao Gongs Laos – Kink Gong

11 Nkriang Song & Bells - Sekong Laos - Kink Gong

12 Brao Drinking Session – Gongs of Cambodia & Laos – Kink Gong & Tiger Gong

13-14 Funeral Music by Churu & Funeral Music - Se Dang (Cambodia) – Yasuhiro Morinaga

15 Music of the Buffalo Sacrifice Ceremony of the Jarai (Vietnam) – Vincenzo Della Ratta

16 Excerpts from Gongs of the Bahnar (Vietnam) – Vincenzo Della Ratta1-2 Rooster Dance by Isneg Group & Tadok by Kalinga (Izne Philippines) – Yasuhiro Morinaga