New cultures in rap on the Millennium Stage

Published November 18, 2012 5:00am ET



Gamelan rap, anyone? The Jogja Hip Hop Foundation is happy to oblige with a free performance Monday on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center.

A type of music originating in Indonesia, gamelan comes in many genres specific to the country’s culture. It can be classical or it can be folk music, but in this case it is all about rap, which these days can hardly be considered a solely American phenomenon.

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