Karimba Kayu

Western enthusiasts have often compared the static yet constantly moving state of gamelan music to a river running in its course, or to “moonlight poured over the field”.

Gamelan is a form of unique and exotic music originating in the islands of Indonesia in South East Asia.

The traditional music of Java, an island in the Malay Archipelago, the gamelan formed an important part of the religious and social life of the village. The gamelan is a collection of musical instruments, mostly metallic, with gong- or bell-like sounds, that has been passed down by oral tradition for well over a thousand years.