Angklung Exhibition Being Held in Jakarta

Bandung, Indonesia - Saung Angklung Udjo is organizing an exhibition of Angklung (Indonesian bamboo musical instruments) in Jakarta from November 18 to 27, 2010, following the inscription of Angklung in the UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

The exhibition called "Awi-Awi Mandiri" was supported by PT Bank Mandiri, Satria Yanwar Akbar, operational director of Saung Angklung Udjo, said here Thursday.

The expo is being held at Bentara Budaya Jakarta cultural center and displaying various kinds of Angklung, including traditional and modern Angklung.

Angklung is an Indonesian musical instrument consisting of two to four bamboo tubes suspended in a bamboo frame, bound with rattan cords.

The tubes are carefully whittled and cut by a master craftsperson to produce certain notes when the bamboo frame is shaken or tapped.

Each Angklung produces a single note or chord, so several players must collaborate in order to play melodies.

Traditional Angklungs use the pentatonic scale, but in 1938 musician Daeng Soetigna introduced Angklungs using the diatonic scale; these are known as angklung padaeng.

The Fifth Session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is being held for the first time in Sub-Saharan Africa from 15 to 19 November 2010.

The Committee is expected to evaluate 51 elements, including Angklung from Indonesia, of intangible cultural heritage for their urgent safeguarding needs or for their representative status as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Source: http://www.antaranews.com
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