▁( E ast ▁Asia , ▁Latin ▁America , ▁O ce ania , ▁Africa ), ▁India ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁highly ▁populated ▁nations ▁in ▁which ▁non - Europe an ▁ind igen ous ▁music ▁trad itions ▁have ▁consist ently ▁received ▁relatively ▁greater ▁emphas is . ▁That ▁said , ▁there ▁is ▁certainly ▁much ▁western ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁popular ▁music ▁associated ▁with ▁Bol lywood ▁film ▁scores . ▁ ▁Java ▁ ▁The ▁Indones ian ▁island ▁of ▁Java ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁rich ▁musical ▁culture , ▁centered ▁around ▁gam el an ▁music . ▁The ▁two ▁oldest ▁gam el an ▁instrument ▁sets , ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁century , ▁are ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁k rat ons ▁( pal aces ) ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Y ogy ak arta ▁and ▁Sur ak arta . ▁Gam el an ▁music ▁is ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁J avan ese ▁culture : ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁religious ▁cer emon ies , ▁wed d ings , ▁fun er als , ▁palace ▁activities , ▁national ▁hol id ays , ▁and ▁local ▁community ▁gather ings . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁increasing ▁market ▁for ▁gam el an ▁associated ▁tour ism : ▁several ▁companies ▁ar range ▁vis its ▁for ▁tour ists ▁wish ing ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁and ▁learn ▁gam el an . ▁ ▁Gam el an ▁music ▁has ▁a ▁distinct ▁ped agog ical ▁approach . ▁The ▁term ▁mag uru ▁p ang g ul , ▁translated ▁means ▁“ te aching ▁with ▁the ▁mal let ” ▁describes ▁the ▁master -