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Indonesia delights in Arsenal gamelan

The Arsenal first-team squad recently warmed up for July's visit to Jakarta by learning the gamelan - the traditional musical ensemble from Indonesia.

Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny, Bacary Sagna, Gervinho and Nacho Monreal worked at the training ground with tutors John Pawson and Manuel Jimenez from the Southbank Gamelan Players and the results can be seen in our free video clip.

Their efforts have proved hugely popular in Indonesia, with fans rushing to watch the video and praising it on Twitter and Facebook.

The Indonesian media has also highlighted the Arsenal-style gamelan, as our picture gallery below proves: