ANGKLUNG

Angklung is a traditional Indonesian music instrument, made out of two bamboo tubes attached to a small wooden frame and comes in various sizes. To produce the sound of Angklung, you have to hold the frame with one hand while the other hand shakes the Angklung rapidly from side to side. The sound of Angklung is very special, one Angklung only produces one note and it needs a good coordination among Angklung players to produce a nice, harmonic music sound.

Angklung is popular throughout Southeast Asia, but it is originated from Indonesia particularly from the Badui people of West Java, where it was first used to rouse soldiers' spirits as they went into battle. Nowadays, Angklung instruments are used for many purposes accompanying a variety of traditional events and ceremonies such as wedding parties, school graduation ceremonies, anniversary celebrations, or any other modern social functions.

Angklung will be performed by:

	Anggita Sari Putri - Instrument player Junior, International Business Management major BYUH Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
	Agus Mulyono - Instrument player Sophomore, Information System major BYUH Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
	Johan Salim - Instrument player Senior, Information System Major BYUH Jakarta, Indonesia
	Tanielle Bench - Instrument player Senior, Biochemistry major BYUH Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
	Devina Wijaya - Instrument player Freshman, BYUH Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
	Robert Heintz - Instrument player Senior, International Business Management Major BYUH Washington, USA
	Esther Gundey Solomon - Instrument player Senior, Psychology major BYUH India
	Barita Siregar - Singer Senior, International Business Management major BYUH Jakarta, Indonesia
	Bianca Tandiman - Singer Freshman, Vocal Performance major BYUH Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia

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SAMAN DANCE

Saman is the most popular dance in Aceh, a Southern part of Sumatra island, Indonesia. Saman dance is also called by the dance of thousand hands. It is performed by eight to twenty male performers kneel in a row on the floor and make different kinds of torso movements accompanied by songs, clapping hands, slapping chests, slapping hands on the floor, etc. The dance starts with slow movements and increases its tempo gradually to great speed and finally come to a sudden stop. This dance needs the high concentration from the dancers and the harmony of all dance movements.

In the past, Saman dance was normally performed to celebrate noble occasions, as well as to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. In fact, the name “Saman” came after Syech Saman, a great religious leader in the region. Nowadays, the dance is usually performed at the festivals and other traditional, social and religious gatherings.

Saman will be performed by (left to right):

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OLEG TAMBULILINGAN DANCE

Originally, it was danced by only one girl and called Oleg, a general term meaning the swaying of a dancer. Later, a male part was added to make it a duet, and the dance gained a new theme depicting two bumblebees (tambulilingan) flirting in a garden. The female enters first. In light, quick steps she circles the stage, fluttering the long silk scarves that hang from her sides. At one moment, she is moody and temperamental, her eyes narrow and her lips spread slightly into a seductive smile. The next, she is scornful. She turns, snubbing her viewers-only to return as the most feminine creature with a whimsical air of innocence. Source: http://www.kbriwina.at/abouttheembassy/embassyactivities/gemapuspanusantara/index.html

Tari Oleg Tambulilingan or the Bumle Bee dance is a modern dance from Bali which describes two bumble bees, a male and female, fly among the gardens and finally fall in love with each other. Oleg means gentle movements while tambulilingan means bee. Tari Oleg Tumbelilingan was composed around 1951 by I Mario, the first famous kebjar dancer. The introduction heard is the third used, and the concluding melody is the second employed in position-an illuminating insight into the contemporary Balinese fondness for variety. Although it has contrasting sections, this piece is particularly refined and delicate, as one expects of southern Balinese music. It demonstrates an aspect of kebjar style, a series of ostinato of varying lengths and moods. The shorter the ostinato, the more it is repeated. (Written by David Lewiston 1969, famous traveler and sound recorder)

Oleg dance will be performed by:

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THE HAWAI'I KAKULA ENSEMBLE

Kakula, also known as Kolintang, is a part of Gong Culture, which spreads from the Southern Philippines to Sumatra. This instrument is played by Kailinese, one of the minority ethnics in Sulawesi, the eastern part of Indonesia. Kakula Hawaii Ensemble has existed since 2003 founded by Mohammad Amin.

In this event The Hawai'i Kakula Ensemble will perform three pieces. The first one is traditionally sung for a specific occasion of wedding ceremony in Central Sulawesi. The second one is the original song from the region. The last one is a piece composed by Mohammad Amin Abdullah.

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