Women's group mixes leisure with quality art Oct 7, 2008
The trainings are closely related to its members interests area, such as painting and drawing, ceramics art, embroidery, flower arranging, jewelry making, sculpture, art of batik-making, fashion, choir, traditional music of angklung bamboo instrument as well as modern and traditional dancing. "Starting form simple trainings, we found out some of our artistic talents. Some of us have already organized our own exhibitions by attending only four session of trainings," said Nana, who also presented... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Bandung to host world bamboo music festival Oct 3, 2008
There are various kinds of bamboo music instruments in Indonesia, including the saluang (bamboo flute) from West Sumatra, the kulintang (a type of xylophone) from North Sulawesi, the angklung (percussion instrument made from bamboo pipes of differing lengths and pitches) and the calung (bamboo tube xylophone) from West Java. The government gives special attention to bamboo music because it is unique and easy to learn, especially the angklung, which is currently being promoted by the government... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Irfan Prawira: Memories, hope for 9/11 witness Sep 11, 2008
Though most of the material came from Broadway, Irfan said he was strongly influenced by his mother, who plays the angklung (traditional Indonesian bamboo instrument) in a Javanese orchestra. "I really love Indonesian music and culture," said Irfan, pointing to the influence of Indonesian wayang kulit (shadow puppetry) in the international Broadway hit The Lion King. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Dwiki mixes 'angklung', jazz in Frankfurt Sep 2, 2008
During the Frankfurt Musuemsurferfest 2008, which was held over the weekend, the 42-year-old musician presented a unique collaboration of jazz music and traditional West Java angklung music. Dwiki, together with Saung Angklung Udjo, a traditional angklung group from West Java, and students from the Bandung Institute of Technology, were invited by the Indonesian consulate in Frankfurt to join the event. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Sapto Raharjo: In harmony with gamelan Aug 9, 2008
"My friends and I used to play the drums, the angklung (a musical instrument consisting of bamboo tubes shaken to produce a sound), the guitar and the violin, all while sitting on a ping-pong table," he recalls. "Suddenly, I had this idea, and from that was born the gambang suling arrangement.". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Helarfest: Bandung's month-long creative festival Aug 8, 2008
Visitors can see a bamboo craft workshop in action at Saung Angklung Udjo studio from Aug. 5 to 29, and a recycle gallery along the Pasupai flyover from Aug. 1 to 31, to learn about waste treatment and how to recycle household trash. A handicraft exhibition, called "West Java Helar Kriya", will be held at the Preanger Hotel from Aug. 7 to 9, featuring the works of 40 artists from West Java cities. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Ethnic dance, bamboo music charm long-lost friends Jul 23, 2008
Choreographed by Haryati Abelam, the show featured an assortment of traditional dances from across Indonesia, such as rampak kendang (West Java percussion) -- performed by Indonesian Embassy staff -- and angklung (bamboo music), by artists from the Bandung-based Saung Angklung Mang Udjo studio ... The highlight of the evening came when performers from Bandung gave away miniature angklung instruments to audience members, teaching them to play and eventually sing along to Arabic and French songs... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Students learn to play 'calung,' speak Sundanese Jul 13, 2008
Students from two state elementary schools, SDN Tajur and SDN Sindangsari, have performed plays and traditional music featuring musical instruments like angklung and calung in various venues in Bogor ... "I'm actually not an art teacher. I'm just a general subject teacher with no specialties, but I have been interested in Sundanese culture for four years now. So I organized a calung and angklung club as an extracurricular activity, which the school fully supported," said Hotib, interviewed at an... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Maulana M. Syuhada: Exploring the world with music Jul 3, 2008
A driving passion to bring a group of high school students to perform traditional angklung music around Europe despite a very tight budget has led Maulana M. Syuhada to experience miracle after miracle ... "I was astonished with the way foreign people appreciated angklung," said Maulana, a native of West Java who brought his love of angklung to Hamburg, Germany, in 2001 ... While absorbed in his studies, Maulana also established an angklung group consisting of university students, who performed... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
All-female 'angklung' group holds its own Jun 26, 2008
However, the Guna Suara women's angklung group from Jembrana put a twist on Balinese tradition with their performance at the Art Center in Denpasar recently. The Guna Suara angklung performance accompanied three traditional dances Wednesday at the Denpasar Art Center's wantilan (hall) ... More than 20 women wearing orange kebaya (traditional blouses) appeared on the stage of the wantilan to take their places at a set of gamelan angklung instruments. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Children explore talents, creativity during holiday Jun 18, 2008
In Bandung, the children will participate in various workshops including making wooden puppets, angklung (traditional Sundanese musical instruments), pottery and lanterns. Up to 60 children will participate in the three-day event. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Jendela Ide Percussions: From djembe to fame Feb 24, 2008
He is also skilled at playing other drums as well as the angklung (a suspended bamboo instrument that is shaken) and bonang (small gongs). He is now learning the violin. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Twilite Youth Orchestra spreads joy of music Feb 10, 2008
She added: "To encourage students' musical talent and to enrich their music knowledge, we give music lessons twice a week at school. In class, our students learn how to play the angklung (Sundanese bamboo instrument), keyboard, guitar, timpani, triangle, seruling (Sundanese bamboo flutes) and others. "We believe that through music, their intellect can develop well," said Waldiyanti.our students need to see a real rehearsal so they can learn about music first-hand.". Before the Aviciena students,... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Fukui brings dynamic 'shamisen' music to life Jan 24, 2008
Fukui recalled performing alongside an angklung troupe at the ceremony and said it made him feel extremely valuable and left a strong impression, since this was the first time he had played in Indonesia. Two solo concerts were scheduled with the one in Jakarta presented by the Japan Foundation and the Japanese Consulate. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
School gives students a second chance Dec 19, 2007
Kaimin, standing in front of his peers from the Tunas Mulia School of Nature in Bekasi, played Indonesia's national anthem flawlessly on a musical instrument made from bamboo known as the angklung. Along with 30 of his classmates, he also presented a traditional song called Gundul-Gundul Pacul. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Malaysia, Indonesia both facing Malay malaise Nov 21, 2007
Much of Malay culture is derived from Indonesia, including language, food, music, angklung (bamboo musical instrument), kebaya-blouse, batik and wayang shadow puppets. They even love our crappy soapies. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
RI proposes international treaty for traditional heritage Oct 3, 2007
Asked if the Malaysian government really had patented batik and angklung, as had been rumored, he said this was not true. "I have checked in Malaysia and there are no patents for batik or angklung," he said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Sundanese enter into 'angklung' patent battle Sep 21, 2007
Children play the angklung(JP/Yuli Tri Suwarni) ... The angklung is a bamboo instrument consisting of a number of vertical tubes attached to a handheld horizontal rod that is rattled by the performer ... The name angklung comes from the Balinese words angka (notes) and lung (irregular). (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Indonesian Day in Gyeongju Sep 16, 2007
The entire company sang folk songs from Central Java and South Korea using angklung instruments made from bamboo (see photo). The festival kicked off Sept. 7 and finishes Oct. 26. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Indonesians ready to rock S'pore with one-night fest Sep 3, 2007
Two years later to a full-house crowd at the Kallang Theatre, the IAF offered Javanese folk tale, Cindelaras, a hip-hop performance, an angklung (bamboo musical instrument from West Java) ensemble, and a brief spoof of Indonesian Idol, along with guest stars Maliq and d'Essentials, then Jakarta's hottest soul act. The first two editions saw an average of 1,500 spectators in attendance, making the IAF the largest and the most packed event on Indonesian arts held in Singapore. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
From kampung shack to KLCC Aug 26, 2007
Can the music of wayang kulit, or Malay puppet shadow theatre, be combined with a Western classical orchestra for a performance at the ultra-modern Petronas Twin Towers. Perhaps there is no grander declaration of a musical Merdeka. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The chosen ones Aug 16, 2007
With performances from artistes such as Hattan, Ella, Man Kidal, Misha Omar, Andy Flop Poppy, Anuar Zain, Dayang Nurfaizah, Vince, Jinbara, Toi Angklung, Adam (AF2), Bob (AF2), Farah (AF2), Kristal, Kazar, Idayu (AF3), Diddy (AF4) and AF5 stars Mila and Aizat, the night is one that music fans will look forward to. The show will also include a performance by Indonesian pop band Kerispatih. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Musicians gather to protect 'angklung' Jul 20, 2007
Musicians gather to protect 'angklung ... Bandung's bamboo musicians united a year ago to protect both their music and the versatile plant against a Malaysian proposal to register the angklung as "Malay Bamboo" ... Angklung is a musical instrument made from carved bamboo tubes hung on a bamboo frame, and are shaken to produce notes. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
German choir delivers authentic show of sacred music Jun 23, 2007
The choir closed their concert with Guten Abend, Gute Nacht on angklung, a traditional Indonesian musical instrument, delighting the audience ... Still another surprise was in store for the audience after the solemn Ave Verum Corpus, when the choir members all placed their music sheet on the floor and rushed backstage -- and returned holding an angklung, a West Javanese bamboo instrument ... Seeliger had actually rehearsed another song with angklung: Indonesian composer Christian Tamaela's Toki... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Malaysians 'distinguished guests' in Bandung Apr 20, 2007
The package is to include a visit to Saung Udjo, where tourists visit a workshop that produces angklung, a uniquely Sundanese musical instrument made of bamboo tubes. The tour would continue to the Tangkuban Perahu crater in Ciater, factory outlets and Pasar Baru. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Talking about Asia's economics, environment Apr 15, 2007
Indonesia's students performed two songs accompanied by the angklung. After the fanfare of dinner and when all seven performances were over, the students were divided into four groups and given three days to work out the holistic problems associated with the economics and the environment in Asia. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Bogor gears up for cultural extravaganza Jan 30, 2007
The ceremony will start on Feb. 1 with a meeting of Sundanese cultural leaders, followed by a trip to collect water from seven springs, cake offerings, a buffalo parade and a performance of traditional music angklung gubrag. On the last day, villagers will put on traditional Sundanese dances and plays. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
