Legend has it that when the French classical composer Claude Debussy first encountered Javanese gamelan at the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris, he was utterly entranced, returning again and again to hear ...

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Who would have ever thought that Buffalo would be home to one of the most impressive sets of Javanese Gamelan instruments, and wayang kulit shadow puppets, outside of Indonesia? Thanks to a herculean ...

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 ...

This program is co-sponsored by the American Indonesian Cultural and Educational Foundation. Scroll down to read full program notes. Join us for a concert of Javanese gamelan compositions composed by ...

Exposure to this exotic culture produced a “javaphilia” – a fascination for the music and dance of Java. That long-lasting allure, and how the music had been transformed, could be seen nearly 100 ...

Plainfield may well be the Javanese gamelan capital of the western world, and certainly of the United States. It all began in the 1960s when Dennis Murphy built the first gamelan in the world outside ...

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 ...

A ferocious dragon spirit stood near the entrance to Washington National Cathedral, near where a Balinese gamelan, a traditional percussion ensemble from Indonesia, was assembling. At the other end of ...

"A Night in Indonesia: Javanese Gamelan," will be held Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m., with a 7 p.m. pre-concert talk. The concert will offer an experience of the full flavor (sounds, smells, tastes) of ...

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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 ...