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Indonesian Embasy: My First Day Playing Gamelan

Jon Singer taking me to the Indonesian Embassy for the first time.

I have probably done my last gamelan performance for the time being in the DC area.  It was what felt like an impromptu lesson/performance at the embassy for a day when many embassies in DC were having open houses.  It was great fun.  Of course, I played an instrument I had never played before…once…and during a performance.

That is just how gamelan seems to roll.

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