Saung Udjo Angklung, Indonesian Traditional Music (サウンウッジョアンクルン、インドネシア伝統音楽)

The place is so nice, comfortable, and uniquely traditional. Located in Jl. Padasuka no. 118, Bandung. The show was started on 15.30 WIB-17.30 WIB everyday. It was built on 1966 by Udjo Ngalagena (Alm) that was usually called with Mang Udjo. He had a wife named Uum Sumiati. Saung Angklung Udjo (SAU) was a place for music performances, education center, and vacation place for culture as well. It has tradition culture of West Java. SAU tried to goals Abah Udjo’s dream where he was known as Legend of Angklung, they wanted to make Angklung as an art and a culture identity that can be proud of. “Saya mendapat pesan dari Bapak Angklung Dunia, Daeng Soetigna (Alm), untuk meneruskan misinya memperkenakan ANGKLUNG ke semua orang di seluruh dunia agar dikenal dimana-mana, dengan sebuah gagasan bahwa melalui penampilan kesenian musik ANGKLUNG, akan dapat membantu mendorong terciptanya kedamaian di dunia, yang kita cintai dan kita tinggali ini” Their show seperated in 11 parts. There are:

1. Wayang Golek Demonstration. It was a Sunda culture than show a drama of wood dool that tells about ceremonies happen in Indonesia. In each Wayang show, it will reflect moral so that we will always obey Him and be good for others.
2. Helaran. An Angklung show that usually played in traditional ceremony khitanan or even the ceremony of planting seed. It shows the thankfullness to God for all of His blessings given to us.
3. Traditional Dances. In each traditional dances will have a story in it. Legend story or traditional story. Depends on the show. Such as:
4. Topeng Dances. The mask itself represent the character of human that refers to tempramental, unpatient, slooby.
5. Merak Dances. It is a traditional dance from West Java to show the beauty of Peacock and tells about the beauty of color.
6. Calung
7. Arumba
8. Mini Angklung
9. Padaeng Angklung
10. Combine Rehearsal Angklung
11. Here, we, the audience have an opportunity to play Angklung. Each of us will get an angklung and the host will take a hugh paper shows 1-7. Where 1=C, 2=D, 3=E, 4=F, 5=G, 6=A, and 7=B. And we will play together there.