The Florida State University College of Music proudly presents the eleventh annual Rainbow Concert of World Music, “Reinventing Rainbow.” Come out for an evening of acoustic music on Friday or for the “electric show” on Saturday, or come out both nights for an optimal world music experience. Friday’s lineup includes music from Mexico, China, Trinidad, Ireland, and Uganda. Saturday features the eclectic-electric grooves of Salsa Florída and the FSU Blues Chilluns and the South American sounds of Aconcagua. Both concerts close in fine style with performances by FSU’s Balinese Gamelan, Sekaa Gong Hanuman Agung. The gamelan is joined by the master Balinese msuician I Ketut Gede Asnawa and the outstanding Balinese dancer Ayu Putu Niastarika.

A native of Bali, Indonesia, I Ketut Gedé Asnawa has been playing gamelan music since the tender age of eight. He is well-known among gamelan enthusiasts internationally as an innovator in the kreasi beleganjur and kreasi lelambatan genres. His award-winning compositions have been performed at the Jakarta Young Composers’ Festival, the 1986 World Exposition in Vancouver, and the Bali Arts Festival in Denpasar. He has taught at numerous universities in North America and is currently a visiting faculty member at the Center for World Music at the University of Illinois. Asnawa’s daughter, Ayu Putu Niastarika, is a highly accomplished dancer in both traditional and contemporary Balinese styles. She has performed to acclaim in myriad contexts in both Indonesia and the United States, from ritualistic Hindu-Balinese temple ceremonies to modern Balinese dance recitals.

Rainbow offers a spectrum of musical talent and delights from around the world—don’t miss it!