From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Dozens of people gathered in South Philly on Saturday at the Gamelan Gita Santi’s ...

No one listens to classical gamelan music for the first time and thinks, “I’ve heard something like this before.” There’s nothing like it. A gamelan is a classical Indonesian orchestra anchored by ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — Most groups that play gamelan, an Indonesian form of music, are playing traditional work. "But that's not what we do," said Michael Lipsey, in an interview with The Eagle. In 2011, ...

Prof. Marc Benamou is director of the Javanese gamelan ensemble at Earlham College. Several local projects are among the most recent recipients of funding from the National Endowment for the ...

It's been 15 years since Vancouver’s new music / Javanese gamelan group released its last record, Hive. In the meantime, the ensemble took a new name. Traditionally, gamelans are named after the ...

Canada’s Gamelan Madu Sari do one of the most interesting jobs of fusing the heart of Javanese gamelan music with Western sensibilities…. There’s plenty of time for the music to be explored… and to ...

On Saturday, December 14, at 7pm, the community is invited to attend a magical gamelan music and dance performance event at Nusantara Arts. Since its inception, Nusantara Arts has become a cultural ...

If you’ve ever wanted to step into another world — one filled with shimmering metallic melodies, hypnotic rhythms, and centuries-old movement traditions, this fall in Buffalo offers a rare chance to ...

The Smith College Gamelan Ensemble celebrates 30 years of music-making with a special anniversary event. In the style of a Javanese klenèngan, light refreshments and drinks will be served, audience ...

Los Angeles-based TAIKOPROJECT, the first American taiko group to win the prestigious Tokyo International Taiko Contest, partners with Gamelan Merdu Kumala, a Southern California-based gamelan ...

Some of my favorite music in the world is Indonesian gamelan music. The unique, otherworldly music is named after the Javanese word for bronze instruments. Ensembles play gongs, chimes, cymbals, ...