Singa Nglaras Gamelan Ensemble

Singa Nglaras Gamelan Ensemble A Javanese Gamelan Community in Singapore, supported by the NUS Department of Southeast Asian Studies

Formed in Jan 2004 by Associate Professor Jan Mrรกzek and assisted from 2012-2023 by Thow Xin Wei, the groupโ€™s primary activity is weekly latihan (practice sessions) where they learn, socialise, and relax to music. These are free and open to the public, with no musical experience necessary. The ensemble has previously performed at Esplanade, Malay Heritage Centre, St. John's Island, and at Institut

Seni Indonesia (ISI) Yogyakarta. The group has also worked together with Javanese musicians, puppeteers, and dancers, most notably for Ki Purbo Asmoro, Didik Nini Thowok, Rianto, Ki Aneng Kiswantoro, Ki Catur Benyek Kuncoro, Angger Widhi Asmara, and Anon Suneko. In Singapore, Singa Nglaras has collaborated with Gamelan Asmaradana, Bhaskarโ€™s Arts Academy, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Ruanatworkz, and Skala. Our rehearsals are free and open to the public: you don't have to be staff or student of NUS to join. We meet every:
7pm - 9:30pm on Tuesdays
NUS Gamelan Room

Location:
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, AS2-02-01, next to LT 11

We're taking a break this week as a lot of people are away. See you next Tuesday! ๐Ÿ™‡
13/07/2026

We're taking a break this week as a lot of people are away. See you next Tuesday! ๐Ÿ™‡

Latihan resumes this week! We're back after a series of performances and public holidays. See you at Tuesdays 7.30pm as ...
02/06/2026

Latihan resumes this week! We're back after a series of performances and public holidays. See you at Tuesdays 7.30pm as per normal!

We're taking a break this week for Hari Raya Haji. Wishing everyone a joyous celebration!
26/05/2026

We're taking a break this week for Hari Raya Haji. Wishing everyone a joyous celebration!

We're taking a break this week as some of us are preparing for shows. See you next Tuesday!
20/04/2026

We're taking a break this week as some of us are preparing for shows. See you next Tuesday!

We're taking a break from latihan today as everyone is off to festivities! Happy lunar new year, have a blessed Ramadan,...
17/02/2026

We're taking a break from latihan today as everyone is off to festivities! Happy lunar new year, have a blessed Ramadan, and hope everyone has a good month ahead with their loved ones!

(We should be back next week)

๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ“… 29 January 2026๐Ÿ•—730-930pm๐Ÿ“ 136 Goethe Lab (entrance on Bukit Pasoh Rd)J...
28/01/2026

๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ
๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
๐Ÿ“… 29 January 2026
๐Ÿ•—730-930pm
๐Ÿ“ 136 Goethe Lab (entrance on Bukit Pasoh Rd)
Join us for our final latihan as we delve into the topic of new compositions for gamelan. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion.

๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ/๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐Ÿ“… 27 January 2026๐Ÿ•—730-930pm๐Ÿ“ 136 Goethe Lab (entrance on ...
27/01/2026

๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ
๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ/๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ“… 27 January 2026
๐Ÿ•—730-930pm
๐Ÿ“ 136 Goethe Lab (entrance on Bukit Pasoh Rd)
Join us for an informal latihan session tonight as we discuss gamelan styles as markers of placeโ€”and how their meanings shift when Javanese gamelan is displaced beyond Java, into contexts like Singapore. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion.

๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏGamelan, Dance, and Wayang๐Ÿ“… 25 January 2026๐Ÿ•—430-7pm๐Ÿ“ 136 Goethe Lab (entrance on Bukit Pasoh Rd)Jo...
24/01/2026

๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ
Gamelan, Dance, and Wayang
๐Ÿ“… 25 January 2026
๐Ÿ•—430-7pm
๐Ÿ“ 136 Goethe Lab (entrance on Bukit Pasoh Rd)
Join us for an informal latihan session as we reflect on metaphors and time in gamelan practice. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion.

๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐Ÿ“… 24 January 2026๐Ÿ•—430-7pm๐Ÿ“ 136 Goethe Lab (entrance on Bukit Pasoh Rd)...
23/01/2026

๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ
๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ง
๐Ÿ“… 24 January 2026
๐Ÿ•—430-7pm
๐Ÿ“ 136 Goethe Lab (entrance on Bukit Pasoh Rd)
Join us for an informal latihan session as we reflect on metaphors and time in gamelan practiceโ€”how language shapes the way music is learned, felt, and understood. Through names, terms, and talk, we explore how gamelan articulates musical time and how time itself is imagined and described. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion.

๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ง๐/๐š๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ/๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž โ ๐Ÿ“… 17 January 2026๐Ÿ•—430-7pm๐Ÿ“ 136 Goethe Lab (entrance on Bukit Pasoh...
16/01/2026

๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ
๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ง๐/๐š๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ/๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž โ 
๐Ÿ“… 17 January 2026
๐Ÿ•—430-7pm
๐Ÿ“ 136 Goethe Lab (entrance on Bukit Pasoh Rd)

Join us for an informal latihan session where alongside playing music, there will be a moderated conversation on how gamelan practice itself is a social interaction, situated within a wider field of collective and communal relations. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion.

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NUS Gamelan Room (AS2-02-01)
Singapore
117568

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