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One of the largest angklung conservation and development centers is Saung Angklung Udjo (SAU). Founded in 1966 by Udjo Ngalagena and his wife Uum Sumiati, with the aim of preserving the traditional Sundanese arts and culture, especially angklung. SAU is located at Jalan Padasuka 118, East Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
Calung is actually the name for the Diospyros macrophylla tree in Sundanese language (ki calung, literally: calung wood), [7] [8] as a musical instrument, according to the A Dictionary of the Sunda language by Jonathan Rigg (1862), calung is a rude musical instrument so called, being half a dozen slips of bambu fastened to a string, like the steps of a ladder, and when hung up, tapped with a ...
Tanjidor is a traditional Betawi musical ensemble developed in Jakarta, Indonesia. [1] This musical ensemble took the form of a modest orchestra and was developed in the 19th century, pioneered by Augustijn Michiels better known as Major Jantje in the Citrap or Citeureup area on the outskirt of Batavia.
- Glab-type (wilahan) instruments (saron/sarun/pemade, demung/sarun ganal, Gendèr/kiliningan, slenthem/selentem/jegogan, peking/sarun paking/kantilan, kecrek/keprak) ...
Sapeh, also spelled sape, sapeʼ, sapek, sapeik, sapeq, sampeh, sampeʼ, sampek, or sampeq (/ s ʌ p ɛ ʔ /) is a traditional string instrument of Borneo-origin that developed in northern, eastern, [1] [2] and central regions of Sarawak and Kalimantan.
The siter and celempung are plucked string instruments used in Javanese gamelan.They are related to the kacapi used in Sundanese gamelan.. The siter and celempung each have between 11 and 13 pairs of strings, strung on each side, between a box resonator.
In 1961, Indonesian President Sukarno prohibited rock and roll and other Western genres of music and challenged Indonesian musicians to revive the indigenous arts. The name jaipongan came from people mimicking of the sounds created by some of the drums in the ensemble.
The hne (Burmese: နှဲ)has a sextuple reed (called hnegan), made from the young leaf of the toddy palm, which is soaked for six months. [1]The body of the hne is made of wood, with a conical bore and seven finger holes at the front, set in a straight line, with a bell (ချူ, chu) hung at the top. [1]