Gamelan X (Promo 07)

Gamelan X world music ensemble presents dynamic, all-original music for concerts and dance events. Drawing musical inspiration from Indonesian, Balkan, African, Indian and American traditions, Gamelan X combines complex interlocking rhythms and sinewy melodies into a visceral groove experience that excites and entrances audiences from all walks of life.

Instruments used include dozens of small and large gongs, wind and stringed instruments, synthesizers, drum set, and percussion from across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. With this sound-palette - injected with engaging group choreography and crowd interaction - Gamelan X takes audiences on a journey through a wide range of exotic musical spaces [hyperlink to music].

The Gamelan X "Bali-Bass" groove: propulsive, mesmerizing, and highly addictive.


"The Bay Area's own Funkadelic of ethnomusicology."

(Todd Lavoie, SF Guardian)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• World
• Music
• Gamelan
• Fusion

[balirundreisen]

@sg137 ya the white people didn't claim that it was originally their music, not like Malaysian that always claim ownership of a culture just for the sake of their tourism, its not about commercialism but appreciation as well

[saratuspersen]

oooooooooufh soo great !!

[0ct0parr0t]

very intersting music, i love it

[sg137]

if a Malaysian plays gamelan, the Indonesians will call it STEALING. But if a bunch of white people did it then it's called APPRECIATION

u people are weird

[beteltree]

How to say this? I like the percussion but can do without the faux jazz in the background from 0:55 to 1:15.

[juliemathers]

hey thanks for bring our gamelan :)

-a girl from indonesia-

[aharonwheels]

I am playing tabla on the final track of this video, Cuneiform, but i am not credited. Life goes on...

-Aharon Wheels Bolsta

[d3v4]

Awesomeee!!!1

[rudradev64]

Wicked fun!

[dunkzai]

haha..i c this again after my world music class..so cool-zu