Tag Archives: West Java

Angklung, A Bamboo Music Instrument

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Angklung is a genuine music instrument from West Java, Indonesia. It is a music instrument made from bamboo. To play the instrument is simply shake it on the desired note.

Today, angklung is not merely a traditional music instrument. It can be combined with modern instrument like keyboard, guitar, drums and many more. It can sing popular songs like Mission Impossible, Rihana’s Umbrella and all song you like. It can be played for either colossally or solo.

Papandayan Crater

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Nature is amazing. That sentence is the most appropriate to express the unique and beauty of Papandayan Crater, a natural attraction at Garut, West Java. The crater of Papandayan Mountain is 2622 meters high. It is a worth visit place for those who love challenges during the travel to Indonesia. There are several active craters that tourist can observe closely. In 2002 there are several craters exploded such as Kawah (crater) Baru, Kawah Nagklat and Kawah 2002.

It is not only the tourist can observe craters but also nature preservation which perform its flora and fauna and giving the fresh air free.