Saung Angklung Udjo

For you who on vacation to Bandung, but bored to go to Factory Outlet or malls, you might try something else. Want to see the traditional music and art from Indonesia ? Come visit to Saung Angklung Udjo. Angklung is one of the traditional musical instruments made of several Bamboo pipes with different sizes in a frame, and to sound it by shaking the angklung to produce certain tone, which are usually played together for the harmonization of tone.

Here we can watch the presentation of art from the traditional puppet show, traditional dances, music arumba (strain clumps of bamboo), masks dance, and the choirs of Angklung music played by hundreds of children. Show time of Bamboo Afternoon Performance from Monday to Sunday, from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm. There also has souvenir shops (art shop), which sells Indonesia's traditional artcraft, especially Angklung-related. The price is affordable too. It sells keychain, refrigerator magenetic pad, mini Angklung, set of Angklungs that can be played. There are also leather puppets, masks, and ornaments for home decoration.

The admission fee for the show is Rp 50,000 for local people and Rp 80,000 for foreign tourists. It is easy to find this place. From Cipularang express highway, take exit at Pasteur, go thru flyover until a signage to "Cicaheum", go down and follow the road, You will saw a t-shirt shops along the road, then about 100m before Cicaheum's bus station, go to the left (there is a signage) at Padasuka street. Then you will find another signage at right side of the road. Parking lot is quite big, easy to park your car.

If you interest to visit Saung Angklung Udjo, you may contact them to make sure the place is open and asking for schedule of the show.

Saung Angklung Udjo

Jl. Padasuka 118, Bandung

Telp : (022) 7271714

And please take a look for map to Saung Angklung Udjo

Have a nice trip
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