Residents Bandung world record angklung with most players. The previous record was held by Jakarta in 2008 with the number of players reached 11,000 people.
"Today, as many as 20 704 citizens of Bandung play angklung. And it broke the world record," said Deputy Director of the Indonesian World Record Museum (MURI), Oscar Universe Susilo Harmony Angklung event for the World 20,000 People Playing Angklung Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung, Thursday ( 04.23.2015).
Oscar explained, independently they cooperate with the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) to calculate participants angklung players. You do this by using the barcode.
"Each player has a number barcode angklung checked at the entrance. With this system can only enter once. Even if the same barcode entry, will not be counted because they do not get into the system," he added.
Until 10:20 pm, Oscar continued, the number of participants according to the barcode has reached 16,000 people. Judging from that, he has had a world record will be solved. Solving this world record to prove to the world that it is owned Indonesian angklung.
In this way also, Indonesia will continue to keep the angklung is not extinct. He hoped that in the future there will be a lot of traditional music that broke the record. Because Indonesia has a wide variety of cultural and traditional arts. Charter Muri was directly submitted to Ridwan Kamil as a representative of the Bandung at around 11:30 pm.
The charter of the Guinness World Records will be given after the meeting in London, England.
"We pray that in the future there is good news we recorded in the Guinness World Records," said Emil.
For sure, a representative of Guinness World Records requested 20,000 participants play angklung back together. Under the command of Ridwan Kamil and representatives Saung Angklung Udjo (SAU), the participants played the song We Are The World Michael Jackson. After playing the song We Are The World, the event was closed with the song In thee State
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