Prior to Indonesia, Gamelan Players Arsenal Learning

Prior to Indonesia, Gamelan Players Arsenal Learning
London - Arsenal prepare before visiting Indonesia next July. Not just the physical preparation, the players play the Gunners also studied traditional music from Indonesia, gamelan.

Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny, Bacary Sagna and Nacho Monreal doing exercises played a set of Javanese gamelan. They are led by two men named John Pawson and Manuel Jimenez from the Southbank Gamelan Players.

The action of the players learn to play gamelan Gunner can be viewed through a video that was released by Arsenal's official website. In the video duration 20 seconds that seemed the Arsenal players played Javanese gamelan set in the middle of the field.

Not just to learn about the set of season play gamelan instruments, the Arsenal players will also gain knowledge of the background, history and culture of the Javanese culture.

Arsenal squad will play against the Indonesian national team on Sunday, July 14th at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta. Arsene Wenger's squad will also visit Vietnam and Japan in the 2013 Asian tour.


By: Reky Kalumata