Angklung Stipulated as World Heritage

 
Angklung Stipulated as World Heritage


Angklung musical instrument which is a treasure of Indonesian culture, at the 5th session of the Unesco Inter-Governmental Committee in Nairobi, Kenya, November 16 at 16:20 local time, was designated as The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.



Director General of Cultural Arts and Film Values ​​of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Tjetjep Suparman, who was also the Head of the Delegation of the Republic of Indonesia at the meeting said that the appointment of this angklung instrument as The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity was a matter of pride for Indonesia.



"This proves how the richness of Indonesian culture for angklung musical instruments deserves to be an intangible world cultural heritage," he said, when contacted Wednesday (17/11/2010) night from Jakarta, through the Head of the Information and Public Relations Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, I Gusti Ngurah. Son.



Tjetjep explained, angklung is an art family that uses musical instruments made from bamboo from West Java. The types of bamboo used usually use awi wulung (black colored bamboo) and awi temen (white colored bamboo). Each note that is produced from the sound of a bamboo tube in the shape of a small, medium, to large size of bamboo will form a fun rhythm.

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The origin of the creation of angklung music cannot be separated from the view of life of the Sundanese people who are agrarian with the source of life from rice as the staple food, which gave birth to the myth of belief in Nyai Sri Pohaci as a symbol of the Goddess of Padi, the giver of life. Although it first appeared in West Java, angklung in its development developed and spread throughout Java, then to Kalimantan and Sumatra.



During its development, angklung developed and spread throughout Java, then to Kalimantan and Sumatra. In 1908, a cultural mission from Indonesia to Thailand was recorded, which was marked by the handover of angklung, and this bamboo music game had spread there. In fact, since 1966, Udjo Ngalagena, an angklung figure who developed playing techniques based on pelog, salendro, and madenda tunings, began teaching how to play angklung to many people from various communities.



Director of Business Development for Saung Angklung Udjo, Satria, who was asked to comment, said that the appointment of angklung as The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 16, 2010, was an extraordinary moment. "This is an acknowledgment that we should be grateful for and an extraordinary moment," he said.



He explained that Indonesians tend to see angklung from its material function only. In fact, in angklung there are many values ​​that can be taken. And this is a challenge in the future, when angklung is an intangible world heritage, these other values ​​must be more socialized. The challenge in the future, he continued, is how angklung is used in the health industry, such as for health therapy and many other values ​​that can be developed.