Gamelan Kusuma Laras at the New York Indonesian Consulate

Gamelan Kusuma Laras at the New York Indonesian Consulate
Dec. 14. 4PM and 7PM. Suggested donation $20.

The Indonesian percussion orchestras known as gamelan were originally associated with the royal courts of Java and Bali, but that doesn’t mean they stood on ceremony all the time. The New York-based Gamelan Kusuma Laras is doing its annual Klenengan program on Dec. 14– an informal affair, or as they put it, a “Javanese gamelan jam.” It’s the kind of event where listeners can come and go, munch on Indonesian snacks, and get swept up in the rhythmic energy of the music. Gamelan Kusuma Laras plays two sets on Dec. 14, one at 4PM, and another at 7PM at the Indonesian Consulate.