what is gamelan music
Gamelan (/ËÉ¡aemÉlaen/) ËÉ¡Ã¦mÉlÃ¦n is the traditional ensemble music Of java And bali In, indonesia made up predominantly of percussive. Instruments the most common instruments used are metallophones played by mallets and a set of-hand played drums called kendhang which register the. beathe word gamelan comes from the low Javanese word gamel, which may refer to a type of mallet used to strike instruments or the act of striking with a mallet.