Indonesians' appreciation on traditional art remains low Aug 28, 2009
According to Wacik, UNESCO is expected to set traditional clothes of batik and traditional music instrument of angklung as non material culture heritages in September 2009 and 2010, respectively. He also said that the government's attention to traditional art and culture is also small. (Xinhuanet, China)
Indonesian Gamelan Music Aug 7, 2009
A smaller version of gamelan gong which performs at several different ceremonies is known as gamelan angklung ... Gamelan Sekar Jaya consists of five different ensembles, including Gamelan Angklung, Gamelan Gong, and Wayang. (Suite101.com)
3 Gamelan groups blend voices at arts festival May 17, 2009
The suite, created by the company's two artists-in-residence with grant support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, is unique in part because it uses three gamelans - mesmerizing orchestras of drums, gongs and flutes - at once: the genderwayang , associated with the heavenly realm, the 25-musician gamelan gong kebyar , which expresses the human world, and the gamelan angklung , which connotes the lower regions of creatures and spirits, including the malevolent ones. It takes 18 artists to... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Portsmouth area community calendar Mar 23, 2009
There will be a brief performance of "Angklung," traditional Indonesian music, and talks by the Rev. Sandra Pontoh of the Maranatha Indonesian United Church of Christ in Madbury; the Rev. Robert Waworuntu of the Imanuel Indonesian Lutheran Church of Newington; and the Rev. Michael Lapian of the Indonesian Christian Reformed Church of Dover. This program is free and open to the public. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Muhammad Ibnu Rafi: Can't stop beating Mar 1, 2009
He played along with acclaimed kendang player Iwan Wiradz in Belgium last year, collaborated with the Mang Udjo Angklung house and played in the Three Generations Concert with Gilang Ramadhan and Benny Mustafa. He also performed in jazz events, such as the 2006 Java Jazz and Jak Jazz festivals. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
