Angklung, Traditional Sundanese Musical Instrument, World Cultural Heritage

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FEMUSINDO.com - Angklung is a musical instrument of the Sundanese people in Indonesia that is made from bamboo bars arranged according to certain tones. This musical instrument is played by shaking or vibrating it to produce a distinctive sound.

This bamboo musical instrument that is played by shaking it produces a vibrating sound in a series of 2, 3, to 4 tones in each size, both large and small.

Angklung has been around since the 5th century. However, in West Java itself, angklung began to be played in the 12th to 16th centuries by the Sunda Kingdom.

Angklung performances are presented as a form of worship for Nyai Sri Pohaci as a symbol of Dewi Sri, namely the Goddess of Fertility or the Goddess of Rice. In Kidung Sunda, Angklung is also recorded as a motivator for soldiers during war.

The angklung musical instrument was recognized by UNESCO in 2010 as a World Cultural Heritage in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Following in 2011, angklung brought Indonesia's name to the international arena and set a world record for the harmony of angklung musical instruments by the Guinness Book of World Records.

This event involved approximately five thousand participants from various parts of the world who played angklung together in Washington, United States, by performing the song We Are The World by Michael Jackson, fronted by angklung maestro, Daeng Udjo.

On November 16, 2022, the largest search engine, Google, displayed Angklung on the front page of the site as a Google Doodle to celebrate World Angklung Day. (*)