Having been born to Javanese parents in Suriname-south America , I found as a child Gamelan to be so boring. As kids we always thought of gamelan as old Javanese people music. I moved to the USA as a teenager and now I’m in my late 40’s and have an appreciation for gamelan music. I listen to it while driving or at the office. It brings such a peaceful feeling over me😀 my wish is that gamelan music never gets lost.
This is the keywords to find more javanesse musics: langgam jawa, gendhing jawa, campursari, tembang jawa, gamelan, karawitan, keroncong, pagelaran wayang kulit, dangdut, or may be anybody want to add more
I'm here to seek rare music scales and intervals that do not conform to the Western standard tonal frequencies. Instinctively, my subconscious memories bring me to Gamelan.