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Experimental Gamelan
American Gamelan
Barbara Benary
Gamelan Son of Lion
Built by Barbara Benary along with with Philip Corner and Daniel Goode
Here is a short video with Barbara Benary explaining the history of Son of Lion and the connection with other American Gamelan.
Gamelan Sekar Jaya
Dennis Murphy
Built the first American Gamelan at Wesleyan University in the 1960s
The Autochthonous American Gamelan
Lou Harrison
Old Granddad
Si Betty
Harvard and now Bucknell University
Si Darius/Si Madeleine
Mills College
Daniel Schmidt
The Berkeley Gamelan
Gamelan Pacifica
William Colvig
Gamelan Adjacent Ensembles
Terry Dame
Electric Junkyard Gamelan
The Electric Junkyard Gamelan is an experimental ensemble built out of instruments made by Terry Dame. The ensemble plays Balinese Gamelan inspired music.