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Gamelan comes from the Javanese word gamel, meaning "to strike or hammer.” Originating in Central Java, a gamelan is a set of kettle gongs, hanging bronze gongs, and xylophones on beautifully carved ...

Musicians of all abilities are invited to participate with dance and shadow puppet master Sutrisno Hartana in hands-on workshops exploring the instruments of Alligator Joy, a bronze gamelan from ...

Indonesia gave rise to one of the world’s greatest traditions of art music, its repertoire encompassing a multitude of styles and approaches — not surprising when you recall that the vast Indonesian ...

Gamelan: The term gamelan refers to musical ensembles from the islands of Java and Bali in the Republic of Indonesia, and by extension to the music that is played on them. Javanese gamelan consists ...

Ancient, spiritual and melodic, gamelan has its roots in Java and Bali. Mel Mercier is an Irish adept. I’ve heard of the gamelan. I’d love to have a go on one There’s no such thing, I’m afraid.