Harmony of Angklung for The World

The Logo of KAA

     Hey there! Do you know what happened lately here in Bandung? Actually 60 years ago at 24 April was held an important conference in Indonesia, where the participants where two major continent, Asia and Africa. Because of that, this conference was named Konferensi Asia Africa or Asia Africa Conference. And now, in 19-24 April 2015 in commemoration of that day, Bandung was filled by people all from Asia, Africa, and also some other countries. Bandung was chosen as a place to hold the Asia Africa Carnival centered in Merdeka Street. What I want to tell you is about one of my participation in KAA, as Angklung player.

    Thursday, April 23th 2015 at 9.00am I and my friends from X IPA 2 and 1 went to Siliwangi Stadium to join the record breaking of 20.000 people playing Angklung together, Harmony of Angklung for The World. Our school sent around 60 students there. So we went from school at 6.30, even if Siliwangi Stadium is relatively near from our School, SMAN 3 Bandung because we where scared about those mass that wanted to participate too.

'Harmony of Angklung for the World's stage

    Alhamdulillah, we got a box of food, an Angklung (a tradisional music instrument made from bamboo), and a T-shirt for free. We were hired to put on the shirt we got. While waiting the other participants, umbrellas filled the Stadium field because the sun shined so bright. After that, we practiced a little bit how to play Angklung because of course there was people who never played Angklung before. Ibu Pertiwi and Padamu Negri where our practice song before we played the real song to show to the Guiness World of Records juries.

    I got a la (or Maluku) Angklung that usually plays much. I like to play Angklung since Elementary school, so i enjoyed it much. Before the scoring, Ridwan Kamil gave a little speech about how proud we should be to be a part of an event that is just held every ten years, even more, we are a part of a record-breaking too!

Ridwan Kamil, Bandung's Mayor

The tone of Angklung playing We Are the World was played. We were being conducted by a Saung Udjo conductor, Daeng Udjo. That song was chosen to deliver a message of peace to the world from Bandung, West Java.


Alhamdulillah, We made it to break the MURI record. Back then, an event like this was held too in Jakarta with 11.000 people playing Angklung. But we must wait a little bit for the result of Guiness World of Records.


I think it was all I can tell you about this event. Thanks for reading!

The crowd

Siliwangi Stadium

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