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Calung Performance
Calung is a bamboo music instrument from the Java Island, Indonesia. This video is a fragment of Calung performance, including the dancers.
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Calung, another Bamboo Music Instrument
Calung is a traditional music instrument from Java precisely from Central Java and West Java. Similar to Angklung, Calung is made from bamboo but they have different form. Calung is a little bit like xylophone. To sound it, simply hit the lath using its stick.
Calung is usually played on special occasion like at the wedding anniversary, a boy’s circumcision celebration, and other anniversary. Dancers called Lengger (girl dancers) dancing along with the music of calung.
