# Keplok

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'''Keplok''' is a style of [clapping](/source/clapping) used in Javanese [gamelan](/source/gamelan). The clapping is in a specific interlocking rhythmic pattern and is performed by the [gerong](/source/gerong) when they are not singing. It is usually associated with the lively [ciblon](/source/ciblon) (Surakarta) or [batangan](/source/batangan) (Yogyakarta) drumming. Usually one person claps on the on-beats while another claps on the off-beats, and then another pair clap a similar pattern at half the tempo. This interlocking pattern is similar to the [imbal](/source/imbal) patterns played on the [saron](/source/saron_(instrument)). Keplok is often performed along with [senggakan](/source/senggakan).

==Further reading==
*Pickvance, Richard (2005). ''A Gamelan Manual: A Player's Guide to the Central Javanese Gamelan'', p. 213. {{ISBN|9780955029509}}.

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