How a few iron instruments and a community of curious neighbors built something none of us expected Author: Matt Dunning, Executive Director Nusantara Arts and Artistic Director Gamelan Sari Raras ...

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Are you looking for something culturally significant to attend on Valentine’s Day? Something that can be considered a romantic setting, with live instrumental music and a dining element? If so, ...

Electronic Gamelan, or e-gamelan, is the name of an iOS app that has been created by students and lecturers of the University of Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus) Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. The app ...

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.

Gamelan Kusuma Laras presents an evening of Javanese music for the public in the klenengan format. An informal music event in Java, a klenèngan features musicians who gather for a kind of jam session, ...

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Lucy Duran begins a two-programme exploration of Indonesian gamelan music. In this programme she travels east through Java discovering the south coast and music of the royal court. Show more Lucy ...

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Gamelan, the term for a traditional musical ensemble in Indonesia, typically refers to a percussion orchestra composed predominantly of tuned gongs of various types and metal-keyed instruments. The ...

It was Debussy who once famously said of Javanese gamelan music that it “makes Palestrina seem like child’s play”. He is just one of several Western composers, from the late 19th century to the ...