Bandung is the capital of West Java, a province which most of its residents are mainly Sundanese people. Sundanese language in Bandung is spoken as the first language and is commonly used as informal language for communication in streets and markets, while Indonesian language as national language and a lingua franca among its many ethnic units - is used as a second language and the language of goverment, businesses, and instruction at schools in Bandung.
A popular traditional musical instrument is angklung, made of parallel bamboo tubes tuned to specific frequencies with a hammer and is shaken to produce certain notes. Music is performed by a choir of angklung players, each of whom are responsible for sounding certain notes. Its melody is only slightly different from that of Central Java's gamelan ensembles.
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