On Saturday, Sept. 7, Kathy and I caught an early train to Bandung for the purpose of seeing an Angklung performance. Angklung are a traditional Indonesian instrument made of bamboo. A group of people in Bandung are trying to keep the art and culture of Angklung alive. It is a three hour train ride to Bandung from Jakarta. The performance didn't start until 3:30 which gave us plenty of time to find out where the performance was held, go for a walk, have lunch and even fit in a visit to a salon for a cream hair bath (Kathy) and a manicure (me). The performance was very entertaining and educational; at one point the conductor had the whole audience, each with a small, one note angklung, playing Beatles' tunes and the Bohemian Rhapsody!
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| Street scene. |
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| Tropical fish for sale on the street. |
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| Anklungs lined up for the performance. |
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| Two of the performers. |
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| I'm hoping the video clip below will work! |
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| Kathy, with her one note anklung. Hers was la. |
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| Mine was ti. |
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