Udjo Angklung, Bandung

see...i don't know you guys remember or not

about my post on craters in Bandung

[i'm saying this as if there is someone reading my blog...haha^^]

but, this post is actually continuity of my Bandung's trip

hehe^^

my grandma a bit kecoh masa pergi Bandung ni

saying that there's Angklung performance here

and the supir was like

"ayoh, ayoh....jom pergi tengok angklung"

[supir is the Indonesian word for driver]

we arrived a bit late..like 10 minutes

but, it was ok...

the entrance fee is 120,000 in Indonesian Rupiah

and if converted to Malaysian Ringgit it is RM38.40

but, it's worth it

it was 2-hours of performances

and they having like 7 different shows

plus, they even teaches you to play angklung^^

the stage's performance

oo..i forgot to mention

it was called Udjo angklung, hehe^^

 just look at all the musical instruments

rasa nak ada each items kat rumah je

eventough tak reti main pun, haha^^

ini host performance tu

cantik kan baju lady tu??

dia pon cantik...and i was like

"mumy, nak baju macam tu, nanti kita cari ye"

and mumy answered

"kau tak ada shape, dia ada, haha"

sabar jelah kalau kene gelak ngan mumy

then, ada persembahan menari

tapi dia tukar-tukar topeng sambil menari

very nice actually

sebab dance step dia more like manly

tapi perempuan yang menari 

then, show dari budak-budak kecil

as young as 4 years old pun ada

at here, they were like some sort of academy 

the man explained that after school,

the children will come to here to learn and practice

the kids from the performance

seronok je tengok budak-budak ni

they were very playful and just enjoying everything

seriously, the big angklungs on left and right 

sangat-sangat cool

then, they gave us..the audiences

one angklung for each one of us

tengok mumy...happy je

she was worried kalau tak dapat angklung because we sat far behind from the stage 

tapi, sambil tu sempat jugak..mumy

"ehh, kau ambiklah gambar aku dengan mamat sebelah ni, ensem kan??"

urghh, mumy ni..sama je

ingatkan aku seorang je cuci mata, haha^^

mamat tu and the gang..haha

actually orang Jakarta

we heard that ramai orang Jakarta akan datang Bandung on weekend

in morning, they will go to shopping

and the evening they will drop by to watch this angklung's performance

tak jauh pon Jakarta to Bandung

roughly two to three hours of driving

if noticed, each angklung that they gave to audiences

have a name like 

"Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Denpasar, Jawa Tengah"

i think the name given based on the seven seas yang ada dekat Indonesia

and each name actually corresponds to the each note of music

the one... C D E F G A B

then, there's someone will teach how to hold and play the angklung

so, for example, if he mention "Kalimantan"

as respond, all the audiences who received angklung with sign of "Kalimantan"

will play their angklung

then, he will keep on going mention each sign of angklungs

until each sound of angklungs unites and become a song

so, just imagine, a crowd of people plays angklung 

it was pretty amazing though

and I think "Kalimantan" sign actually respond to C note

hehe^^

 they even provide translator

to those tourists yang tak understand Indonesian speaking

i did tried that translator when i was in Japan last year

very convenient, hehe^^

the one standing in the middle with black suit

was Udjo's son

couldn't remember his name

sory l_l

and the one playing guitar, drum and one of the angklung is Udjo's grandson

family business

but i like to consider it as more to family traditions

hehe^^

they performed Micheal Jackson's Heal The World

and Gun n Roses too, hehe^^

they gave a small replica of angklung to us

it's actually function to be like ticket's concert

hehe^^

but i love the experience of it

once in lifetime

but i would love to go the performances again

thus, i hang the replica onto my handbag

so that i won't forget the moments

hehe^^

if you guys heading to Bandung, Indonesia

please spend your time to watch this 

it totally worth it

but make sure to come on time of the performance

the performance is not daily-based

you can check on their website

or just ask your tourist guide

enjoy^^