♥♥ Congratulations to INDONESIA ♥♥
♥♥ for breaking GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ♥♥
♥ 5182 Angklung played WE ARE THE WORLD in ♥
♥ Washington DC 09JUL 2011 ♥The world record for the largest angklung ensemble was set in Washington DC after 5,182 people of various nationalities turned up on Saturday to shake the traditional Indonesian bamboo musical instruments to the tune of We are the World.
The event took place during the Indonesian Festival held in an open field at The Mall a few blocks away from the White House.
Announcing the official entry, the adjudicator from the Guinness Book of Records said, “You’re unbelievable. And to think that you have never played the instrument before.”
Thousands of people responded to an invitation by the Indonesian Embassy in Washington to join in the record-breaking feat. The throng included Indonesians, Washington DC residents, friends of Indonesia and a handful of tourists.
The embassy had initially promised the Guinness Book of World Records a turnout of 5,000. There was a moment of hesitation when only 1,600 people had registered online by Friday. Many turned up on Saturday without registering.
Those who came spent half an hour in the scorching heat, with temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius), to learn and practice the instruments before they got it right and had satisfied the adjudicators that it was worthy of a world record title. Each participant was given an angklung that could emit one note and each of the seven notes was designated with the name of Indonesia’s main islands.
Helping the largely novice but enthusiastic players was angklung maestro Daeng Udjo, who flew in from Indonesia. He guided the players with hand movements indicating when each group should shake its angklungs. The ensemble of amateurs practiced with familiar Western tunes including “Country Road” to help build their confidence (and more importantly Udjo’s confidence) before going for the record.
As their reward, they went home with the angklung, a batik scarf for the women and a batik head band for the men and a certificate from the Guiness Book and the Indonesian Embassy recognizing their part in setting the world record.
“This is what multiculturalism is all about,” ambassador Dino Pati Djalal said regarding the theme of the Indonesia Festival and his decision to set the world record.
The day-long festival saw a performance by the famed 1980s duo Air Supply, rapper Raheem Davaughn, the Brazilian Batala percussion band and Indonesian entertainers including Sherina Munaf and the Elfa Singers.
Source: Jakarta Post, July11 2011Labels: indonesia washington, indonesian community, Indonesian Embassy, KBRI Washington DC, Masyarakat Indonesia Washington DC
Welcome to the Indonesian Festival 2011The festival will be held
@ The Washington Monument Grounds on July 9, 2011 - 05-07 PM,
will be our first big festival in Washington, D.C. area. The festival will not only showcase various Indonesia's music, dance, martial arts and food, but also American music. And indeed, our big theme of the festival is "Celebrating Multiculturalism"! Their performance together will portray a harmony and understanding among a diverse cultural tradition which will bring people from different culture closer in a wonderful friendship.
In this festival we are planning to invite thousands people to come and join us to break a world record of " The Largest Angklung Ensemble ". You might never heard the word angklung before, but we can assure you that playing angklung instrument together is a fun thing to do and can also say that it is easy to play. It is a music instrument made of bamboo and each is specially crafted to create a certain note. To create a sound out of angklung, all you have to do is shake it from side to side.
We encourage each one of you to join this wonderful opportunity to break world record.
You can register your participation through this website http://www.embassyofindonesia.org/indonesianfestival/welcome.htm. We look forward to seeing you all to celebrate our diversity in Indonesian Festival 2011 and to break a world record of 'the Largest Angklung Ensemble'!
Thank you !
Labels: indonesia washington, indonesian Art, indonesian community, Indonesian Music, Masyarakat Indonesia
INDONESIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (IKI)
UNDANGAN
Washington DC, 23 Maret 2011
Kepada Yth.
Seluruh Masyarakat Indonesia
di Washington Metro Area
Atas nama semua jajaran BOT dan Executive IAA, kami mengundang anda semua untuk bersilahturahmi sambil menghadiri Hari Advokasi, serta menikmati makanan Indonesia, hasil karya anggota masyarakat sendiri. Dari Kita untuk Kita, sambil mendukung usaha Kita! Siapa lagi kalau bukan Kita?
Hari dan tanggal:
Minggu, 10 April 2011Jam:
12 tengah hari – 6 soreTempat:
KBRIAlamat: 2020 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
Acara: Hari Advokasi
Pada hari itu anda bisa:
- mendapatkan penjelasan mengenai keanggotaan IAA
- bertemu dengan seorang lawyer selama setengah jam gratis
- mendapatkan penjelasan mengenai pengisian formulir pajak pendapatan
- mendengarkan penjelasan mengenai beberapa masalah keimigrasian Amerika
- mendengarkan mengenai Layanan Legal Prabayar
- mengambil dan menikmati makanan Indonesia prapesan
- mendengarkan penjelasan mengenai seorang pendeta yang menjanjikan memperoleh kartu hijau, dll.
Kami tunggu kedatangannya.
Terima kasih,
a/n Chairman dan Presiden IAA
Natindyas Rachmat
Sekretaris
Indonesian American Association
Labels: indonesia washington, Masyarakat Indonesia Washington DC
Anda masih bingung mau kemana malam Tahun Baru nanti?
Datanglah ke acara Dangdut Bash yang digelar oleh Pesona Irama dan Singo Lodoyo.
Anda dijamin akan bergoyang sepanjang malam. Malam itu juga akan bertaburan door prize, ada dari wak Karnoto yang memberi kupon untuk makan sekenyangnya dll.
Semua keuntungan penjualan tiket acara ini akan disumbangkan ke Indonesia Relief untuk korban bencana alam di Indonesia.
Acara Dangdut BashHari/Tgl:
Jumat, 31 DesemberWaktu:
9.30pm - 1.30amLokasi:
5710 Scoville St, Alexandria, VA, 22311Harga Tiket $20, termasuk makanan ringan, air minum, sekoteng dan teh dangdut
Untuk lebih jelasnya, baca flyer terlampir.
Salam
Panitia
Labels: indonesia washington, Masyarakat Indonesia, Masyarakat Indonesia Washington DC
Bapak dan Ibu Yth,
Bersama surat ini kami dari panitia IKPA ingin mengingatkan kembali mengenai acara pementasan
The 2010 Musical Concert and Dance yang akan diadakan pada:
Hari / Tanggal:
Sabtu / 13 Nopember 2010Waktu:
7 – 9 malamTempat:
Aiton Auditorium – The National 4-H Youth Conference Center Alamat:
7100 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815Harga tiket acara ini $20/orang. Untuk anak umur 5 tahun kebawah tidak perlu membeli tiket.
Flyer acara ini dapat dilihat pada website KBRI Terima kasih sebelumnya atas perhatiannya.
Salam,
Arianta Anaya
a/n panitia IKPA
Labels: Indonesia Art, indonesia washington, indonesian community, Masyarakat Indonesia
KEDUTAAN BESAR REPUBLIK INDONESIA
WASHINGTON, DC
Kepada Yth.
Bapak/Ibu/Saudara/i
Seluruh Masyarakat Indonesia
di Washington, DC.
UNDANGAN
Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Washington, D.C. mengundang seluruh masyarakat Indonesia di Washington, D.C. dan sekitarnya untuk menghadiri acara ‘Open House’ dalam rangka Idul Fitri 1431 H dan Perkenalan dengan Duta Besar RI, Dr. Dino Patti Djalal beserta keluarga, yang akan diselenggarakan pada:
Hari/Tanggal : Minggu, 12 September 2010Waktu :
10.00 – 12.00 Silaturahim/Halal Bihalal dengan Dubes dan Ibu12.30 – 16.00 Acara Perkenalan Dubes dan temu masyarakatTempat : Wisma IndonesiaAlamat: 2700 Tilden Street, N.W. Washington, DC. 20008Demikian, atas perhatian dan kehadirannya diucapkan terima kasih.
Washington, D.C., September 2010
Fungsi Penerangan
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