Has 5 Equidistant Tones in Octave?

What is a five equidistant tones in octave? A gamelan may be tuned to the scale of slendro (in which the octave is divided into five tones roughly equidistant) or to pelog (a scale consisting of seven notes of varying intervals of which five are given principal stress).

How many equidistant tones is a musical scale is Indonesia?

Slendro, Javanese and Balinese five-toned musical scale system.

What is the most popular form of music in Indonesia?

The most popular and famous form of Indonesian music is gamelan, an ensemble of tuned percussion instruments that include metallophone drums, gongs and spike fiddles along with bamboo flutes. Similar ensembles are prevalent throughout Indonesia and Malaysia, but gamelan is from Java, Bali and Lombok.