VISITING SAUNG UDJO ANGKLUNG FOR THE 3RD TIME - PART 2

   23rd FEBRUARY 2025    ~ One reason to get back to Bandung was to watch the Angklung performance one more time. Having been here twice before in 2014 and 2016, I was expecting to be entertained by the whole show.

Surprisingly, there was only a small crowd in theatre arena that morning.

VIDEO 1: TARIAN TOPENG

VIDEO 2: WAYANG GOLEK

VIDEO 3: SINGING NUMBER

THE VERDICT: I was no doubt entertained by the concert. Unfortunately, what I saw as the same thing that I had seen many years ago. Even the cultural performance was cut short. There used to be more serious Angklung ensembles performed by teenagers and young adults musicians, playing contemporary songs and classical numbers as well. The whole show took only 90 minutes. I actually did not mind watching the repeat of the same things, but comparatively speaking, the Angklung show in the past was much better. I guess it was time for the people of Saung Udjo to come up with fresh new ideas to attract more people to the venue.

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VISITING SAUNG UDJO ANGKLUNG FOR THE 3RD TIME - PART 1

   23rd FEBRUARY 2025    ~ I was back at Saung Udjo Angklung for the third time. The first visit was in 2014, while the second one in 2016. I was always excited to get to see the Angklung performance again, and I should be thankful that my travel companion agreed to come here even though I was not sure initially whether he would enjoy the show or not.

We were there for the 10:00 a.m. show and we were the first to arrive. Therefore, I had so much time to explore the place and was amazed to find out there were a lot of upgrades and improvements done to the venue.

the parking area

ticket counter

proof of ticket purchase,
an Angklung necklace

There was now a welcome arena for the guests where free drinks and snacks were available.

Indonesia Post counter: you can buy
and the Angklung delivered by post

Even the souvenir shop had been improved a lot. There were now more items that could be purchased as souvenirs from the place.

Saung Udjo is not however one of the attractions for Malaysian tourists, either people were not that interested with the Indonesian cultural performance or not enough promotion had been done. Many Malaysians come to Bandung [especially women] just to shop, by the way.

NEXT: THE ANGKLUNG PERFORMANCE

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ANGKLUNG GROUP PERFORMING AT MS. NUR MARYAM'S WEDDING RECEPTION

SMK Taman Universiti's Angklung Group was invited to perform during the wedding reception of Miss Nur Maryam Shafie's wedding reception which was held on 22nd June 2019 at Taman Sri Pulai Community Hall.

There were 13 songs played during the event, which included special songs for wedding reception such as "Dia Datang", "Gambus Jodoh" and "Selamat Pengantin Baru".

song title: "Dia Datang"

song title: "Gambus Jodoh"

song title: "Selamat Pengantin Baru"

song title: "Suci Dalam Debu"

song title: "Isabella"

I would have to thank an ex-student who was the DJ of the day, Mr. Mohd. Syazwan, for taking the photos and recording the perfomance on camera and publishing them on Facebook.

I would again have to thank the bride, Ms. Nur Maryam Shafie, an ex-student of SMK Taman Universiti SPM batch 2008, for inviting us to be a part of this important day of your life. Hopefully everyone who was there had been entertained with our performance.