Google Doodle Rayakan Hari Angklung, Let's Take Care Of The History Of Music Tools From Bamboo!

Google Doodle presents an Angklung illustration (photo: Google)

JAKARTA - If you see your Google animation as different from your usual one, you are not alone. Because on November 16, Google Doodle celebrates Angklung day.

Launching from the Google page, on the same date in 2010, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially declared Angklung, an Indonesian musical instrument made of bamboo as a World Heritage.

Angklung came from Indonesia, especially in West Java province 400 years ago. Villagers believe that bamboo sounds can attract the attention of Dewi Sri, the goddess of rice and prosperity.

Then in the harvest season, they held a ceremony and played angklung in the hope that the god would bless them with fertile harvest.

The craftsmen usually use black bamboo (awi wulung) and ater bamboo (awi teman), which will turn white when drying to make Angklung.

The angklung consists of two tubes and a base. The angklung has a different size. Each size, will determine the tone of the angklung.

The way to play is quite different from most other musical instruments, where one angklung can only make one tone. So, to create harmony, angklung is usually played by many players.

By gently shaking or tapping the bamboo floor, players must work together to create a beautiful harmony.

Angklung is still the subject of Indonesian culture, not infrequently angklung is contested both in the national and international arenas.

The government also often holds angklung performances to connect honorable guests to the Indonesian Presidential Palace.