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Wayang kulit, the storied shadow puppet performance tradition that has served as a cornerstone of communal storytelling and cultural heritage for generations, forms the core of this sound, KI NARTO SABDO | GORO GORO 20, an excerpt drawn from a full performance crafted by the artist behind the work, Ki Narto Sabdo, whose practice centers the stewardship and continuation of the intricate, layered traditions that define wayang kulit as a living, evolving art form. Every marker attached to this recording ties it to the specific cultural and artistic lineage it emerges from, starting with the term pradangga, a core descriptor that situates the work within the epic narrative frameworks that anchor nearly all wayang kulit storytelling, frameworks that pass down not just ancient stories, but the shared moral, social, and historical values that bind communities together across decades and centuries.
