Gamelan gong kebyar
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Gamelan gong kebyar is a style or genre of Balinese gamelan music of Indonesia. Kebyar means "to flare up or burst open", and refers to the explosive changes in tempo and dynamics characteristic of th
Women gamelan played on opposite sides of a large open stage while dancers performed
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Kebyar duduk dancer
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Kendang
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A kendang or gendang is a two-headed drum used by people from the Indonesian Archipelago. The kendang is one of the primary instruments used in the gamelan ensembles of Javanese, Sundanese, and Baline
Javanese kendang in gamelan
Various Kendangs (top row) depicted on the 8th-century Borobudur temple in Central Java, Indonesia
A member of the Sundanese Gamelan quintet Samba-Sunda, a family playing Sundanese drums (Kendang Sunda).
Kendang of Bali, note the equal size of both sides. The drum in this picture is exceptional - usually Balinese kendangs are conical (actually hour-glass formed on the inside).