Promoting Ambon Through Bamboo Flute Concert


Some 180 people from the bamboo flute orchestra players joined in Ambon Island Molucca Bamboowind Orchestra (MBO) will perform in Jakarta. According to Herman Kertajaya The Marketeers as the committee, the event is expected to promote the island of Ambon.

"Creative industries should be able to attract tourism, both international tourists, at least domestic tourists," he said during a press conference "The Real Wow / Miracle Concert Indonesia 2012: The Great Indonesian Songbook, Sound from the East", in Jakarta, Friday (7 / 12/2012).

He hopes the concert "Sound from the East" in the first place could attract tourists, before it can attract foreign tourists to Ambon. Organizing music concerts in order to promote tourism and culture eastern Indonesia as a destination The Real Wonder of the World.

The concert will take place in the Ballroom of The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place, on Thursday (13/12/2012) from 18:30 pm until 21:30 pm.

A number of renowned musicians will perform in a concert like Bob Tutupoli, Barry Manilow, Barry Likumahuwa Project, Lea Simanjuntak, and many more. They will collaborate with MBO.

Rence Alfons merupakaan MBO target consisting of people across age, class, and religion, who wish to spread the message of peace through music of eastern Indonesia. This brought the orchestra instruments like drums typical of Maluku, totobuang, Hawaiian guitar for the first time taken out of the island of Ambon.

"It's unique, bamboo music groups. Various professions involved, from climbers sap, a motorcycle, a retired civil servant and scholar come play music," said Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sapta Nirwandar on the same occasion.

Meanwhile, Head of Culture and Tourism of North Maluku, Benny Gaspersz said bamboo flute declining demand. This happens, he added, the influx of modern tools such as band and organ.

"Songs that have been abandoned, further developed and re-arranged by Rence Alfons," he said.

Sapta said Indonesia has a range of many miracles, even art. Recently it held Sasando in Concert by bringing 120 players sasando from Kupang to Rote Island. He hopes the concert MBO, can be enjoyed by people in Jakarta as well as foreign tourists.

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