Read more at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2008/12/music-of-the-tropics-balinese-drum-troupe-performs-at-the-sackler/ Bells and gongs are the sounds ...

He is one of the only teachers that knows the traditional Balinese gamelan Semar Pegulingan repertoire that is played on Nusantara Arts instruments and is very talented at the Barong Dance.

Since that time, Matt’s group (Nusantara Arts) has managed to acquire a completely different set of Balinese-style Gamelan instruments that are thought to be considerably old, and rare.

2/2. The music of the beautiful island of Bali including shadow puppet theatre. Read more ...

He received his degree in Indonesian traditional music from conservatories in Bali and Java, and taught for several years in Java before coming to the United States in 1990. He is Artistic Director of ...