Definition
A traditional Indonesian musical ensemble made up of percussion instruments like gongs, xylophones, and drums, playing complex interlocking rhythms.
Etymology
From Javanese 'gamelan,' possibly derived from 'gamel' meaning 'to strike or handle.' Refers to both the instruments and the ensemble style.
Kelly Says
Gamelan music sounds like organized chaos—dozens of players striking gongs at slightly different times create waves of shimmering sound that seem to flow as one organism, and there's no conductor because players listen to each other in an almost telepathic way.
Translations
ARالعربية
جَامِلَان
ja-mi-la-an
BNবাংলা
গেমলান
ge-me-laan
CACatalà
gamelan
ga-me-lan
CSČeština
gamelan
ga-me-lan
DADansk
gamelan
ga-me-lan
DEDeutsch
Gamelan
ga-me-lan
ELΕλληνικά
gamelan
ga-me-lan
ESEspañol
gamelán
ga-me-lan
FISuomi
gamelan
ga-me-lan
FRFrançais
gamelan
ga-me-lan
HIहिन्दी
गैमलान
ga-me-laan
HUMagyar
gamelan
ga-me-lan
IDBahasa Indonesia
gamelan
ga-me-lan
ITItaliano
gamelan
ga-me-lan
MSBahasa Melayu
gamelan
ga-me-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ဂေမလန်
ga-me-lan
NLNederlands
gamelan
ga-me-lan
NONorsk
gamelan
ga-me-lan
PLPolski
gamelan
ga-me-lan
PTPortuguês
gamelan
ga-me-lan
RORomână
gamelan
ga-me-lan
RUРусский
gamelan
gamelan
SVSvenska
gamelan
ga-me-lan
SWKiswahili
gamelan
ga-me-lan
TAதமிழ்
கேமிலான்
ka-me-laan
TEతెలుగు
గేమలాన్
ge-ma-laan
TRTürkçe
gamelan
ga-me-lan
UKУкраїнська
gamelan
gamelan
VITiếng Việt
gamelan
ga-me-lan
ZUZU
igamelan
i-ga-me-lan