
Young gamelan players with cymbals, marching the streets of Ubud in the morning hours in the uplands of Bali, Indonesia.



Joy spreads while instruments resound with the marching steps of the drum band ensemble.

Such is the musical tradition called Adi Merdangga (translates into "the traditional drum band") including gong-chimes like upturned bronze pots and cymbals or "ceng-ceng" as the locals call them because of the high-pitch, jingly sound they make.