Gamelan Kusuma Laras presents a Javanese Music Jam 2025

Join us for Gamelan Kusuma Laras’s 2025 Klenèngan, a Javanese music jam in a relaxed atmosphere. Come and go as you wish!

Join us for Gamelan Kusuma Laras’s 2025 Klenèngan!

Music begins at 4 PM and ends at 10 PM, for two sets:

• Set 1: 4 PM - 6 PM
• Set 2: 7 PM - 10 PM

$20 suggested donation. Come for the first set, stay for the second set for free!

Gamelan Kusuma Laras is directed by I.M. Harjito. This klenèngan will feature special guests Darsono Hadiraharjo and Peni Candrarini.

Klenèngan are musical events featuring musicians who gather for a kind of Javanese jam session. In Java, gamelan music is often inseparable from the arts of poetry, dance and various forms of theater such as dance-drama, and shadow-puppet play (wayang kulit), and are usually integral parts of special occasions or social events. Performances which are purely musical are called klenèngan and are usually given in the context of some sort of celebration. Often arranged by a family to celebrate a special occasion such as a wedding, circumcision, memorial, and other life event, the performance is integrated into a social gathering during which guests enjoy music, snacks, and conviviality, lasting long into the night.

Made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement, a regrant program supported by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council, The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and the Howard Gilman Foundation, and administered by LMCC (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council).

Also made possible by a grant from the American Indonesian Cultural & Educational Foundation (AICEF).

And with support from the Indonesian Film Festival.