Semut Ireng Music Group to Perform for Obama

Pamekasan, Indonesia - Traditional music group Semut Ireng from Pamekasan, Madura, will perform at the State Palace on the occasion of US President Barack Obama`s visit in November.

"According to the invitation we have received, we are expected to be at the palace on November 8," Hannan, the Semut Ireng coach, said here Monday.

Hannan said the traditional music group was to perform at a function to entertain President Obama during his state visit to Indonesia.

He said when it played at the State Palace in November, it would be the fourth time for the traditional music group to perform there within two years.

"Our first performance was in 2008 during a visit by Ecuador`s President, Rafael Correa, the second in 2009 during a visit by Brunai Daruslam`s Sultan Hassanal Boliah, and the third on Indonesia`s Independence Day celebrations in the same year," Hannan said.

Deputy of Youth, Sports and Culture Department in Pamekasan, Halifaturrahman, confirmed the invitation for the musical group to perform at the Palace in November.

"We already know about the request from the President, and it will not be the first time for Semut Ireng to perform at the State Palace," he said.

The Semut Ireng traditional music group is often invited to perform at the State Palace because it is the champion of a national traditional music competition. (*)

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