10,000 ‘angklung’ musicians perform at SICC
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 12/21/2011 9:37 PM
West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan led
10,000 musicians performing “Tanah Airku” national anthem on angklung bamboo instruments at the West
Java Angklung Colossal event at the Sentul International Convention Center
(SICC) in Bogor
on Wednesday.
According to Ahmad, the event was held to
show the administration’s appreciation for the angklung being declared an intangible cultural heritage by Unesco
in 2010.
“I hope this colossal angklung event will improve Indonesians’ love and appreciation for
the angklung as an Indonesian musical
instrument to be proud of,” said Ahmad as quoted by Antara news agency on
Wednesday.
