angklung


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angklung

(ˈæŋkləŋ)
n
(Instruments) an Asian musical instrument made from bamboo
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On the same floor is a display of a complete gamelan and a set of angklung, a musical instrument from this country crafted from bamboo with varying number of tubes attached to a frame.
Talking to Community, Ika said: "I am the teacher for dance class and angklung class.
Their orchestra, known as Philippine Montessori Center Instrumental Ensemble (PMCIE), is a one-of-a-kind percussion orchestra with a repertoire of classical, jazz, cultural, and Broadway pieces played on marimba, xylophone, glockenspiel, timpani, and angklung. Since it was formed 30 years ago, PMCIE has impressed audiences here and abroad, in venues such as Lincoln Center, Merkin Concert Hall and Queen's Theater in the Park, Malacanang Palace, PICC, and CCP.
One institution working to do so is the Saung Angklung Udjo art center.
The participants of 3G Fun Walk were also entertained with traditional music from the Angklung Cikarang Group and BMX Level Ground Bekasi.
Angklung serves as a rhythmic, consisting of 4 pieces of Pelog 2 pieces and Slendro barrelled 2 pieces, sounded as accompaniment on the sidelines Kethuk and Kenong.
During her time in Denmark, she played traditional Indonesian instruments, such as the gamelan, a percussion instrument, and the angklung, made of bamboo, at cultural events hosted by the Indonesian embassy.
The performances showcased a colourful cultural show, traditional dances and soothing bamboo Angklung music.
The Philippines community put on a stunning series of traditional dances that kept the crowd mesmerised while members of the Indonesian embassy and society captivated them with the sounds of their folkloric musical bamboo tubed instrument called the angklung.
Artifacts, Indonesian currency notes, Burung Garuda, the National Emblem, attractive handmade dolls, Angklung, a traditional music instrument made from bamboo, were a major attraction at the event.
Some of the activities of the Dharma Wanita group reinforce their roles in the domestic sphere, while at the same time the women become symbolic guardians of their cultural tradition, for example, by taking part in the more sedate activity of performing in a traditional orchestra by rattling the bamboo angklung or playing the gamelan, as is the case in Perth.