Welcome to my website. Here you will find links and resources for my textbook, World Music: Traditions and Transformations, as well as PDFs of my publications on the ethnomusicology of autism, Balinese gamelan music, and other topics. The book is integrally linked to its Online Learning Center with McGraw-Hill: www.mhhe.com/bakan3e, where you will find a plethora of resources from Spotify Playlists and YouTube links to sample quizzes, research resources, and more. Thanks for visiting, and please friend me on Facebook, too! For information on book purchasing, rental, etc., click here!
Paperback release, “MUSIC AND AUTISM: SPEAKING FOR OURSELVES,” 10/1/2020
Judith Hill — “Queen of the Hill”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApAOgJxDpUU
New music video by Grammy-winning artist that represents the product of a collaboration between Hill, Balinese gamelan musician I Nyoman Wenten, Indonesian dancer Ni Nanik Wenten, and director Livi Zheng, who directed the film Bali: Beats of Paradise, which chronicles the five-decade long odyssey of the Wentens developing gamelan music traditions in North America and internationally.
Book “Speaking for Ourselves” Featured in Tallahassee Magazine
Click on image below to take you to the digital edition, then scroll through to pages 76-78 to view the article.
Cool mini-documentary on gamelan instrument making
Omnimusica’s CD “Ashrei”
“Ashrei” didn’t win the 2014 World Music Best Album Grammy, but we were in contention. Congrats to the winner, Angelique Kidjo (tough competition!). “Ashrei” is a good album, though — check it out at cdbaby.com/cd/omnimusica and visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Omnimusica as well!