KOMODO Launches at NOON on Saturday July 3rd 2021
Radio KOMODO is the place to hear punk, alternative and indie from all 48 countries across Asia. We are the first pan-Asian alternative rock station broadcasting 24 hours per day to all corners of Asia and the planet. We are the first to broadcast 100% Asian alternative music content to both an Asian and global audience.
KOMODO COMMENCES REGULAR BROADCASTING at NOON (Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong) SATURDAY JULY 3rd 2021.
On Saturday KOMODO will countdown to it’s opening with a 6-hour special soundscape/actualities broadcast that allows you to experience the exotic tropical sounds of our home; Seribatu, Bali, Indonesia. Here’s a rundown of what you can hear on the 3rd July launch countdown:
6:00 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (2200 UTC)
Puja Tri Sandya Prayers
The Trisandya (from Sanskrit त्रिसन्ध्या पूज , Trisandhyā Puja, "three-evening prayer") is a commonly-used prayer in Balinese Hinduism. It is uttered three times each day: 6 am, noon, and 6 pm, somewhat reflecting the Muslim azan prayers heard in other parts of Indonesia.
6:05 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (2205 UTC)
Seribatu Village Awakens
Most Balinese families live within a family compound in villages that may have a population of around 700 – 800 people. In Seribatu the family compounds typically contain several homes for different members of the extended family. A typical home compound may comprise up to three families and grow to approximately 30 people. The village stirs to life just before the crack of dawn; roosters crow and chickens are fed. Early morning is a busy time in Seribatu, listen for village drums, Motor Bikes and Scooters heading off to the Dawn Market, Women sweeping their homes with a wicker brush, crickets chirp, and villagers trade at the dawn market. School starts early, and before the heat the day the Indonesian National Anthem is recited.
6:17 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (2217 UTC)
Balinese Wisdom - The Song of Morality
Please don’t ever think you are very clever; Let people either say you are good or great.
6:19 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (2219 UTC)
Morning Market
Simple Seribatu village compounds do not have a refrigerator. Meat, fish and other food are purchased the local central market at dawn and the following few hours before the heat of the day descends. Farmers trade their vegetables and other produce. Merchants sell hardware and household supplies. Minivans packed to the roof with purchased fresh produce maneuver around the narrow lanes of the market.
6:44 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (2244 UTC)
Ducks in the Rice Fields
Rice is a staple food in Bali, and it has strong ties to the Balinese culture. The cycle of rice growth pretty much sets the tone for much of the traditional Balinese life. The Balinese community views rice as a gift from God and a symbol of life. For thousands of years, the Balinese people have been growing rice and cultivating the beautiful rice terraces of Bali where three kinds of rice are grown: white rice, black rice, and red rice.
7:02 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (2302 UTC)
Balinese Cleansing Ceremony
This ceremony is intended to cleanse the bhuana alit (the inner world of the individual human being or the micro-cosmos) of negativity so that he/she will be able (again) to enclose and utilize this inner power in an appropriate, spiritual way. The symbolism of this ceremony is intended to remind the individual to guard himself against the selfish desires and actions of the ego in favor of the unselfish goals of the soul or higher self. One prays for a clear mind with positive thinking and for strength to keep one’s self- control in situations where negative emotions are bound to arise.
7:14 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (2314 UTC)
Satria Bird Market
As a popular Indonesian saying goes, a man is considered to be a real man if he has a house, a wife, a kris (dagger), and a bird. Keeping wild birds as pets is a massively popular hobby in many parts of Indonesia. The better the bird sings, the higher the demand for it. On a visit to Bali’s Satria Bird Market, you will see many thousands of birds from hundreds of species. Many of the birds are caged in poorly maintained conditions. Among the strangest are vendors who keep birds in bags, from unfledged chicks still in nests to breeding adults.
7:15 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (2315 UTC)
Bats at the Goa Lawah Temple
One of nine sacred temples on the island of Bali, the cave temple of Pura Goa Lawah is home to thousands of bats. If the local legend is to be believed, it also hides a river of healing waters and a titanic snake wearing a crown.
While the site had no name when the temple was built, it gained its name due to the thousands of bats that cling to the ceiling and walls of the natural chasm, “Goa” meaning “cave” and “Lawah" meaning "bat." It is thought that the cave may extend through the mountain right to a nearby town. The legend goes that the dark recesses of the tunnel are home to a mythical snake king known as Vasuki, a massive naga that wears a crown on his head. He is said to live on the copious amounts of bats in the cavern. Yet another legend claims that a river of miraculous healing waters rushes through the depths of the cave.
7:20 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (2320 UTC)
Balaganjur Traditional Musicians Rehearsal
Baleganjur music is an inseparable part of life and death in Bali, heard in every village across the island. Its traditional purpose is to accompany funeral processions, so this intensely rhythmic yet dignified ensemble has a permanent role in Balinese society. The musicians play their instruments as they walk, and due to this portability, Baleganjur is now a fixture of all celebratory processions. A standard Baleganjur ensemble consists of about 20 musicians, plus helpers to carry gongs, but these days in Bali bigger is better!
7:55 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (2355 UTC)
A Brief Balinese Radio Interlude
Listeners phone in and sing, callers discuss the terrorist bombings in Bali, Rinso (Indonesia’s most popular detergent) Soap Powder advertisement and how to cure a stubborn cough.
8:00 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (0000 UTC)
Visiting a Cockfight
Arrival, Preparation, Pacing Bets and finally the Tournament.
As a rule, every cockfight ends in death. To move things along, spurs called tadji are attached to one leg of each rooster. The fight usually ends when this 4- to 5-inch sword cuts deep into the loser. Cockfights do not always end in one bird killing the other, however. Whether dead at the end of the fight or not, the loser becomes the main course for dinner - usually eaten by the winning cock's owner and his family.
8:42 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (0042 UTC)
Subak - Water Irrigation
Subak is a traditional ecologically sustainable irrigation system that binds Balinese agrarian society together within the village's Bale Banjar community center and Balinese temples. For the Balinese, irrigation is not simply providing water for the plant's roots, but water is used to construct a complex, pulsed artificial ecosystem. The water management is under the authority of the priests in water temples, who practice Tri Hita Karana Philosophy, a self-described relationship between humans, the earth and the gods.
8:50 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (0050 UTC)
Temple Ceremony
In Bali, there are over 4,500 temples where ceremonies take place almost every day of the year. Temple festivals are held on the anniversary of when the temple was consecrated and usually on a new or full moon.
An Odalan or temple ceremony usually lasts for three days, but larger ones, which occur every 5, 10, 30 or 100 years, can last for 11 days or longer. The Balinese are honoring the deities that rule over the temple by giving them a myriad of offerings, performances of vocal music, dance and gamelan music. They invite them down from their abode on Mount Agung to partake in the activities. Every ceremony in Bali is to maintain the natural balance of positive to negative, so the Balinese do not destroy the negative forces, but balance them in harmony with the positive.
10:26 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (0226 UTC)
Seribatu Evening
The sounds of frogs, crickets and tropical rain delight the ear while a cool bottle of Bintang beer refreshes your thirst.
11:05 AM - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (0305UTC)
KOMODO Countdown to Launch
Sinaga Goatama’s @thelover76x (from Mendira Village) original electronic composition "Blazing Fire" guides us to noon and the launch of regular programming on KOMODO.
NOON - Bali/Singapore/Hong Kong Time (0400 UTC)
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