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- Gamelan Semara Santi of Swarthmore College - Information about gamelan in general, including audio clips, and about Swarthmore's gamelan program and how to join.
- Gamelan - Traditional musical instruments of Javanese gamelan, their meanings, and the gamelan sets of the royal palaces.
- Explore the World of Gamelan - An introduction to the gamelan of Java and Bali with audio samples and photographs, origins and spread to other areas, comparisons with other music, instruments and ensembles, dictionary, and lists of gamelan CDs, books, and links. In French and English.
- Cambridge Gamelan Society - Plays traditional and contemporary Gamelan music. Information about the group, membership, music, and performances. [Cambridge, UK]
- UK Gamelan Information - An information source for people interested in Indonesian performing arts in the UK; includes news, events, gamelan in education, discography, and a links listing.
- Gamelan-L Mailing List - This list is for anyone with a scholarly, artistic, or practical interest in gamelan. Archives available.
- Gamelan in Australia and New Zealand - Profiles of gamelan groups, recordings, courses, mailing list, and links.
- American Gamelan Institute (AGI) - Devoted to publishing, recording, distributing, and making available information on all aspects of Indonesian performing arts and their international counterparts. Web radio station, library, recordings, books, directory of gamelan groups, and links.
- Gamelan Sekar Jaya - A nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to the study and presentation of traditional and contemporary performing arts of Bali. Five various kinds of gamelan ensembles with contact information, recordings, and information on gamelan, kotekan, and Balinese music.
- Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble - Taught by Sumarsam and Pak Harjito. MP3 Sound samples and an introduction to gamelan syllabus (PDF format).
Wikipedia Articles
- American gamelan - American gamelan could refer to both instruments and music; the term has been used to refer to gamelan-style instruments built by Americans, as well as to music written by American composers to be played on gamelan instruments. American gamelan music usually has some relationship to the gamelan traditions of Indonesia, as found primarily on the islands of Java and Bali in a variety of ...
- Gamelan outside Indonesia - There is an increasing amount of gamelan outside Indonesia. There are even forms of gamelan that have originated outside Indonesia, such as American gamelan and Gamelan Pahang in Malaysia.
- Gamelan Siteran - Gamelan Siteran is a casual style of gamelan in Java, Indonesia, featuring portable, inexpensive instruments instead of the heavy bronze metallophones of a typical gamelan. A typical group consists of varieties of siter (small zither, which leads to the name), kendang (drum), and a large end-blown bamboo tube or a gong kemodhong, functioning as ...
- Gamelan semar pegulingan - Gamelan semar pegulingan is an old variety of the Balinese gamelan. Dating back from around the 17th century, the style is sweeter and more reserved than the more popular and progressive Gamelan Gong Kebyar.
- Gamelan Sekar Jaya - Gamelan Sekar Jaya is a Balinese gamelan ensemble located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has been called "the finest Balinese gamelan ensemble outside of Indonesia" by Indonesia’s Tempo Magazine.