American Gamelan Institute

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The American Gamelan Institute (AGI) is an organization based in New Hampshire, United States, devoted to promoting and documenting gamelan music and the performing arts of Indonesia.

The Institute was founded in Berkeley, California in 1981 and moved to New Hampshire in 1990. It publishes scores, recordings, and a journal, Balungan. Its director is the composer and gamelan musician Jody Diamond. The organization's scope includes gamelan music as practiced in Indonesia as well as around the world.

The Institute also has a podcast, entitled Gongcast and maintains a database of gamelan groups around the world.

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