Tight arrangments, layer building and great technique all on show in this superb Gamelan Percussion performance from Indonesia | African Drumming

245K views · 12K reactions | We're reaching outside of Africa today to Indonesia. The Gamelan is the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia. It is a multi-timbre ensemble which includes metallophones, xylophones, flutes, gongs, voices, and bowed & plucked strings. Shared via #musica_delmundo | African Drumming | Facebook

Originating in the royal courts of Indonesia, each gamelan ensemble is one of a kind and can consist of thick-keyed metallophones, rows of hanging gongs and kettle gongs, drums, xylophones, and more. Celebrated gamelan artist Mas Midiyanto visited MIM to play the instruments on display at our Indonesia Gamelan exhibit, including this gambang (xylophone) decorated with dragon, flower, and leaf motifs. | Musical Instrument Museum - MIM