This volume describes the adventures of two central characters - John, an American student who travels to Java, and Joko, a Javanese musician. Their adventures

Gamelan is the first study of the music of Java and the development of the gamelan to take into account extensive historical sources and contemporary cultural t

In "old-style" Central Javanese wayang, still known to many shadow-puppet performers and musicians in Java today, the male dhalang and his primary accompanist,

Sounding Out the State of Indonesian Music showcases the breadth and complexity of the music of Indonesia. By bringing together chapters on the merging of Batak