Gamelan regains popularity in Terengganu

A new experience: Hunt (foreground) together with her fellow English teaching assistants playing the gamelan during a visit to Warisan Sari in Kampung Tok Jembal, Kuala Nerus. — Bernama

KUALA TERENGGANU: Once, it was a form of entertainment reserved for royalty in the palaces of Riau-Lingga, Pahang and Tereng­ganu. For a while, it suffered a slump during the Japanese Occupation.

Today, however, gamelan is seeing a revival in both the music and dance form, and is now being popularised by Warisan Sari – a Terengganu traditional gamelan dance centre in Kampung Tok Jembal, Kuala Nerus.